How To Fix FI770 - Fund & cannot be deleted because budget values exist

FI770 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FI - TR-FM Funds Management

• Message number: 770

• Message text: Fund & cannot be deleted because budget values exist

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FI770 - Details

• The SAP error message FI770 indicates that a fund cannot be deleted because there are existing budget values associated with it. This typically occurs in the context of Public Sector Management (PSM) or Funds Management (FM) within SAP, where funds are used to manage budgets and expenditures.
  
  Cause:
  
  Existing Budget Values: The primary reason for this error is that there are budget values (commitments, actuals, or planned amounts) recorded against the fund you are trying to delete. SAP prevents the deletion of funds that have associated financial data to maintain data integrity.
  Open Commitments: There may be open commitments or purchase orders linked to the fund.
  Budget Availability Control: If budget availability control is active, the system will not allow the deletion of funds with existing budget values.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Budget Values:
  
  Use transaction codes like FMBB (Budgeting: Change) or FMAVCR01 (Budget Availability Control) to review the budget