How To Fix EQ343 - Contract change with budget billing transfer to new CA is not possible

EQ343 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: EQ - Cross-IS-U functions

• Message number: 343

• Message text: Contract change with budget billing transfer to new CA is not possible

What causes this issue?

You chose a customer change reason or contract change reason with
budget billing plan transfer.
This is only possible for contracts with joint invoicing if the new
contract account does not already contain contracts with joint
invoicing.

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?

Deselect the <LS>joint invoicing</> field in all contracts concerned,
or use a new contract account.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message EQ343 - Contract change with budget billing transfer to new CA is not possible ?

  The SAP error message EQ343, which states "Contract change with budget billing transfer to new CA is not possible," typically occurs in the context of contract management and billing processes within the SAP system, particularly when dealing with budget billing and contract account (CA) transfers.
  
  Cause:
  This error can arise due to several reasons, including:
  
  
  Incompatible Contract Changes: The system may not allow certain types of changes to a contract if they involve transferring budget billing arrangements to a new contract account that is not compatible with the existing settings.
  
  
  Budget Billing Configuration: The configuration settings for budget billing may not be set up correctly, or the new contract account may not support budget billing.
  
  
  Open Items: There may be open items or pending transactions associated with the current contract account that prevent the transfer.
  
  
  Authorization Issues: The user may not have the necessary permissions to perform the contract change.
  
  
  System Settings: There may be specific system