How To Fix FI311 - No commitment item entered in item & & &

FI311 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FI - TR-FM Funds Management

• Message number: 311

• Message text: No commitment item entered in item & & &

What causes this issue?

The posted document contains at least one company code in which
<LS>Funds Management</>, <LS>Cash Budget Management</>, or <LS>Project
Cash Management</> is active. Therefore you must enter a commitment item
in all involved company codes.

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?

Enter a commitment item.
If you cannot enter a commitment item, check with your system
administrator that your account assignment derivation is adjusted so
that the system can automatically derive a commitment item from another
account assignment, or from the G/L or cost element.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

FI311 - Details

• The SAP error message FI311 ("No commitment item entered in item & & &") typically occurs in the context of financial accounting and controlling when a commitment item is expected but not provided in a transaction. This error is often related to the posting of financial documents, such as purchase orders or invoices, where a commitment item is required for proper accounting.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Commitment Item: The most common cause of this error is that the commitment item (which is used to track budget consumption) has not been specified in the relevant line item of the document being processed.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be configuration issues in the system where the commitment item is not set up correctly for the relevant account or transaction type.
  Document Type Restrictions: Certain document types may require commitment items, and if the document type being used does not allow for commitment items, this error may occur.
  Incorrect Account Assignment: