How To Fix EMV185 - Planned changes already exist for business partner &1 and contrct acct &2

EMV185 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: EMV - Reserved for IS-U: move-in/out

• Message number: 185

• Message text: Planned changes already exist for business partner &1 and contrct acct &2

What causes this issue?

Changes to business partner &V1& and contract account &V2& are already
scheduled for later.
By activating these changes you have overwritten the changes you are
making to &V1& in move-in/out.

System Response

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

How to fix this error?

Choose full maintenanceon the next screen.
Choose <LS>Extras -> Scheduled changes</>.
Note the data that you wish to retain
If you want the changes you are making in move-in/out to be valid
indefinitely, reverse the scheduled changes.
Leave full maintenance
Re-enter the data you have noted on the main maintenance screen.

Procedure for System Administrators

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message EMV185 - Planned changes already exist for business partner &1 and contrct acct &2 ?

  The SAP error message EMV185 indicates that there are planned changes already existing for a specific business partner and contract account. This typically occurs in the context of managing business partner data or contract accounts in SAP, particularly in the Financial Accounting (FI) or Customer Relationship Management (CRM) modules.
  
  Cause:
  The error arises when you attempt to make changes to a business partner or contract account that already has pending changes scheduled in the system. This can happen if:
  
  A previous change request has not yet been processed or completed.
  There are multiple users trying to make changes to the same business partner or contract account simultaneously.
  There are inconsistencies in the data that prevent the system from processing the new changes.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check for Existing Change Requests:
  
  Use transaction codes like BP (Business Partner) or FBL1N (Vendor Line Item Display) to check if there are any existing change