How To Fix FI627 - Item category for commitment item incompatible with superior item

FI627 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FI - TR-FM Funds Management

• Message number: 627

• Message text: Item category for commitment item incompatible with superior item

What causes this issue?

You are trying to give a commitment item a successor which is assigned
to an item type different from the one in the superior item.

System Response

The system rejects the operation.

How to fix this error?

You must assign the same item category to all the commitment items in a
commitment item hierarchy.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

FI627 - Details

• The SAP error message FI627 ("Item category for commitment item incompatible with superior item") typically occurs in the context of financial transactions, particularly when dealing with budgetary control and commitment items in the SAP system. This error indicates that there is a mismatch between the item category of a commitment item and its superior item category in the budget structure.
  
  Cause:
  
  Incompatible Item Categories: The commitment item you are trying to use has an item category that is not compatible with the item category of its superior item. This can happen if the item categories are not properly defined in the system or if there are inconsistencies in the configuration.
  
  Configuration Issues: The configuration settings for commitment items and their relationships may not be set up correctly in the SAP system.
  Hierarchy Issues: The hierarchy of commitment items may not be properly maintained, leading to mismatches in item categories.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Item Category Configuration:
  
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