How To Fix FI693 - Active avail. control is not allowed with deactivated budget consistency

FI693 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FI - TR-FM Funds Management

• Message number: 693

• Message text: Active avail. control is not allowed with deactivated budget consistency

What causes this issue?

The automatic consistency check for budgeting is not activated. You
can only activate the availability control if the automatic consistency
check is active for budgeting.

System Response

Availability control is not activated.

How to fix this error?

Set the indicator "Budget consistency active" and then the indicator
"Availability control active".

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message FI693 - Active avail. control is not allowed with deactivated budget consistency ?

  The SAP error message FI693, which states "Active availability control is not allowed with deactivated budget consistency," typically occurs in the context of budget management within the SAP system, particularly in the Financial Accounting (FI) and Controlling (CO) modules. This error indicates a conflict between the settings for availability control and budget consistency.
  
  Cause:
  
  Deactivated Budget Consistency: The error arises when the budget consistency check is turned off in the system settings, but there is an attempt to perform an operation that requires active availability control.
  Configuration Settings: The configuration settings for the controlling area or the specific budget type may not be aligned. If availability control is active, budget consistency should also be enabled.
  Transaction Type: The transaction being executed may require budget checks, but the system is configured to bypass these checks.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Configuration Settings:
  
  Go to the configuration settings for your controlling area in