How To Fix FI213 - Data with functional area already exists in FM area &1

FI213 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FI - TR-FM Funds Management

• Message number: 213

• Message text: Data with functional area already exists in FM area &1

What causes this issue?

Budget data and/or commitments and actuals data with functional area
already exist in FM area &V1&.

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?

Check whether you definitely do not want to work with the functional
area any longer.
Take into consideration that you will, for example, no longer be able
to access budgets with functional areas and every posting with the
functional area will be updated in Funds Management.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

FI213 - Details

• The SAP error message FI213 ("Data with functional area already exists in FM area &1") typically occurs in the context of Financial Management (FM) when there is an attempt to post or process data that has already been recorded for a specific functional area within a Funds Management (FM) area. This error indicates that the system has detected duplicate entries for the same functional area in the specified FM area.
  
  Cause:
  
  
  Duplicate Entries: The most common cause of this error is that there is already an existing entry for the same functional area in the specified FM area. This can happen if:
  
  A user attempts to post a transaction that has already been recorded.
  There is a mistake in the data entry process, leading to duplicate functional area assignments.
  A program or batch job is trying to create or update records that already exist.
  
  
  
  
  Configuration Issues: Sometimes, the error can arise from incorrect configuration settings in