How To Fix FARR_CONTRACT_MAIN072 - Marking performance obligation &1 as non-distinct is not permitted

FARR_CONTRACT_MAIN072 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FARR_CONTRACT_MAIN - Revenue Accounting: Contract Management

• Message number: 072

• Message text: Marking performance obligation &1 as non-distinct is not permitted

What causes this issue?

You have attempted to mark a performance obligation as non-distinct.
However, this performance obligation is the higher-level performance
obligation of performance obligation &V2&.

System Response

The operation is terminated.

How to fix this error?

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

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

FARR_CONTRACT_MAIN072 - Details

• The SAP error message FARR_CONTRACT_MAIN072 indicates that there is an issue with marking a performance obligation as non-distinct in the context of revenue recognition, particularly when dealing with contracts in SAP S/4HANA or SAP Revenue Accounting and Reporting (RAR). This error typically arises when the system detects that the performance obligation you are trying to modify does not meet the criteria for being marked as non-distinct.
  
  Cause:
  
  Performance Obligation Criteria: In SAP, performance obligations must meet specific criteria to be classified as distinct. If the system determines that the obligation is distinct (i.e., it can be separately identified and is capable of being distinct), it cannot be marked as non-distinct.
  Contract Configuration: The configuration of the contract or the way the performance obligations are defined may not align with the requirements for marking them as non-distinct.
  Data Integrity Issues: There may be inconsistencies or errors in the data related to the performance obligations, such