How To Fix FARR_CONTRACT_UI305 - You cannot perform manual price allocation on the contract.

FARR_CONTRACT_UI305 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FARR_CONTRACT_UI - Revenue Accounting - Contract UI

• Message number: 305

• Message text: You cannot perform manual price allocation on the contract.

What causes this issue?

You cannot perform manual price allocation on a contract if all of its
performance obligations cannot be manually allocated. Performance
obligations of this type include:
Performance obligations at the highest level in a BOM structure
Compound performance obligations where price condition types are on
non-distinct performance obligations
Non-distinct performance obligations where price condition types are on
compound performance obligations
Performance obligations that are excluded from allocation

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

System Response

How to fix this error?

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 FARR_CONTRACT_UI305 - You cannot perform manual price allocation on the contract. ?

  The SAP error message FARR_CONTRACT_UI305 indicates that you cannot perform manual price allocation on a contract. This error typically arises in the context of contract management within the SAP system, particularly when dealing with contracts related to financial agreements or pricing arrangements.
  
  Cause:
  The error can occur due to several reasons, including:
  
  
  Contract Type Restrictions: The contract type you are working with may not allow manual price allocation. Certain contract types are configured to use automatic pricing mechanisms only.
  
  
  Configuration Settings: The system configuration may restrict manual price allocation for specific contracts. This could be due to settings in the contract management module or pricing procedures.
  
  
  Status of the Contract: The contract may be in a status that does not permit changes, such as being completed or locked.
  
  
  User Authorizations: The user may not have the necessary authorizations to perform manual price allocations on contracts.
  
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the error, consider the following steps:
  
  
  Check Contract Type: Verify the