How To Fix FMAVC017 - Overall budget of &2 exhausted for several document items from item &1 on

FMAVC017 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FMAVC - Message class AVC funds management

• Message number: 017

• Message text: Overall budget of &2 exhausted for several document items from item &1 on

What causes this issue?

The overall budget of the availability control ledger &V2& has been
consumed for several document items from item &V1& onward. Budget
control on outgoing amounts (<DS:DE.BUAVC_CEILTYPE>ceiling type</>
<ZK>Expenditures
</>) raised this message for the following combination of availability
control ledger (and if applicable, <DS:DE.FM_CEFFYEAR_BCS>year of cash
effectivity</>) and control object:
<ZH>&V3&</><ZH>&V4&</>
DEFINE &N& = '017'
INCLUDE FMAVC_OVERALL_MESSAGE_EXT

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?

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

FMAVC017 - Details

• The SAP error message FMAVC017 indicates that the overall budget for a specific budget structure has been exhausted for the specified document items. This typically occurs in the context of budget control in SAP, particularly when using the Funds Management (FM) module. Here’s a breakdown of the cause, potential solutions, and related information:
  
  Cause:
  
  Exhausted Budget: The overall budget for the specified budget structure has been fully utilized or exceeded. This means that the total commitments and actual expenditures have reached the limit set for that budget.
  Incorrect Budgeting: There may be an issue with how the budget was set up, such as incorrect budget amounts or budget periods.
  Document Items: The error message specifies that certain document items are causing the issue, indicating that these items are attempting to post amounts that exceed the available budget.
  
  Solutions:
  
  
  Review Budget Availability:
  
  Check the budget availability for the relevant budget structure. You can do this by navigating to