How To Fix FI651 - Funds center cannot be deleted because budget exists

FI651 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FI - TR-FM Funds Management

• Message number: 651

• Message text: Funds center cannot be deleted because budget exists

What causes this issue?

You are trying to delete a funds center for which there is a budget.

System Response

The system rejects the deletion.

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?

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FI651 - Details

• The SAP error message FI651 indicates that a funds center cannot be deleted because there is an existing budget associated with it. This is a common issue in SAP's Funds Management (FM) module, where funds centers are used to manage budgets and expenditures.
  
  Cause:
  The primary cause of this error is that the funds center you are trying to delete has an active budget or budget-related transactions. In SAP, funds centers are linked to budgets, and if there are any budget allocations, commitments, or actual expenditures associated with that funds center, the system will prevent deletion to maintain data integrity.
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Check Budget Status:
  
  Use transaction code FMBB (Budgeting: Change) or FMAVCR01 (Display Budget) to check if there are any budgets assigned to the funds center.
  Review any budget allocations, commitments, or actual expenditures.
  
  
  
  Delete or Adjust Budget:
  
  If you find that there are budgets associated with the funds center,