How To Fix FI589 - Commitment item with financial transaction "90" not allowed

FI589 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FI - TR-FM Funds Management

• Message number: 589

• Message text: Commitment item with financial transaction "90" not allowed

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FI589 - Details

• The SAP error message FI589 indicates that there is an issue with the commitment item being used in a financial transaction, specifically that the commitment item is not allowed for the financial transaction type "90". This error typically arises in the context of public sector accounting or when dealing with budgetary control in SAP.
  
  Cause:
  
  Commitment Item Configuration: The commitment item you are trying to use is not configured to allow the financial transaction type "90". This could be due to settings in the budgetary control configuration.
  Transaction Type Restrictions: Financial transaction type "90" is often associated with specific types of postings (like budgetary postings) that may not be compatible with certain commitment items.
  Master Data Issues: The master data for the commitment item may not be set up correctly, or it may not be linked to the appropriate financial transaction types.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Configuration: Review the configuration of the commitment item in the SAP system.