How To Fix FICO1205 - Absolute markup and relative markup are not possible at same time

FICO1205 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FICO1 -

• Message number: 205

• Message text: Absolute markup and relative markup are not possible at same time

What causes this issue?

You attempted to create an absolute markup condition and a relative
markup condition for the same condition type &V1& with the same currency
and with overlapping validity periods from &V2& to &V3&.
A condition type can only have either absolute markup conditions or
relative markup conditions.
Absolute and relative markup conditions in one validity period are also
overlapping if one of the two conditions is cross-currency and the other
was defined for a specific currency.

System Response

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?

Change the validity period of the markup conditions so that their
validity periods do not overlap. Specify a <DS><DS:DE.FICO_DVALIDTO>
valid-to date</></> if required.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

Smart SAP Assistant

• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message FICO1205 - Absolute markup and relative markup are not possible at same time ?

  The SAP error message FICO1205, which states "Absolute markup and relative markup are not possible at the same time," typically occurs in the context of pricing and cost calculations in SAP, particularly within the Financial Accounting (FI) and Controlling (CO) modules. This error arises when there is a conflict in the pricing configuration where both absolute and relative markup methods are being applied simultaneously, which is not allowed.
  
  Cause:
  
  Configuration Conflict: The error usually indicates that the system is trying to apply both absolute and relative markup methods to the same pricing condition. This can happen if the pricing procedure is incorrectly configured or if there are conflicting settings in the condition records.
  Condition Records: If condition records for pricing are set up in a way that both absolute and relative markups are defined for the same item or service, the system will not be able to process the pricing correctly.
  Master Data Issues: