How To Fix FCO_AVC_CC014 - Availability control is active and "Lock Commitment Updates" is enabled.

FCO_AVC_CC014 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FCO_AVC_CC - Availability Control: Cost Centers

• Message number: 014

• Message text: Availability control is active and "Lock Commitment Updates" is enabled.

What causes this issue?

The budget availability control is either active for this cost center or
this cost center is assigned to a budget-carrying cost center.
<LS>Lock Commitment Updates</> is enabled for this cost center, which
means that commitments <ZH>cannot</> be updated for this cost center.
If you want to use the budget availability control, you should disable
<LS>Lock Commitment Updates</>. When this option is disabled,
commitments can be updated for this cost center. When you post
commitments, the available budget is checked<(>,<)> and the system
responds with a warning or an error message depending on the settings
that are defined in the <LS>Budget Availability Control Profile</>.

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?

Please disable <LS>Lock Commitment Updates</> for this cost center.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

FCO_AVC_CC014 - Details

• The SAP error message FCO_AVC_CC014 indicates that availability control (AVC) is active for a particular commitment, and the "Lock Commitment Updates" setting is enabled. This typically occurs when you are trying to post a commitment or an expense that would affect the availability control, but the system is preventing the update due to the lock.
  
  Cause:
  
  Availability Control Active: The availability control feature is enabled for the relevant controlling area or the specific cost center, which means that the system is monitoring budget consumption.
  Lock Commitment Updates: The "Lock Commitment Updates" setting is enabled, which prevents changes to commitments if certain conditions are not met. This is often used to ensure data integrity and prevent accidental changes during critical periods (e.g., month-end closing).
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can consider the following steps:
  
  
  Check the Configuration:
  
  Verify the settings for availability control in the configuration. You can do this by navigating to the relevant configuration path