How To Fix FI044 - Cmmt budget: No assignment object defined for &1 / &2 / &3 / &4

FI044 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FI - TR-FM Funds Management

• Message number: 044

• Message text: Cmmt budget: No assignment object defined for &1 / &2 / &3 / &4

What causes this issue?

In FM area &V1&, the combination of fund &V2&, funds center &V3& and
commitment item &V4& in the <DS:GLOS.budget_structure>budget
structure</> does not have a superior assignment object in the
<DS:GLOS.commitment_budget>commitment budget</>.
If you have defined only one assignment object in the commitment budget
in the budget structure, you must create the assignment objects in the
commitment budget in such a way that every assignable element has
precisely one assignment object in the commitment budget on the path to
the top.

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?

Define a superior element in the budget structure or the
<DS:GLOS.budget_structure_element>budget structure element</> itself as
the assignment object in the commitment budget.
Check your definition.
Run reconstruction of the assigned values for the fund and the year in
which you have changed the assignment object definition.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

FI044 - Details

• The SAP error message FI044 ("Cmmt budget: No assignment object defined for &1 / &2 / &3 / &4") typically occurs in the context of budget control in the Financial Accounting (FI) module, particularly when dealing with commitment budgets. This error indicates that there is no assignment object defined for the specified parameters, which usually include the controlling area, fiscal year, budget period, and commitment item.
  
  Cause:
  
  
  Missing Assignment Object: The primary cause of this error is that the system cannot find a valid assignment object for the specified parameters. This could be due to:
  
  The budget has not been defined for the specified commitment item.
  The controlling area or fiscal year does not have a corresponding budget defined.
  The budget period is not correctly set up or does not exist.
  
  
  
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be issues in the configuration of the budget settings in the system, such as missing or incorrect settings in the budget