How To Fix FMAVC254 - Restrict your selection

FMAVC254 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FMAVC - Message class AVC funds management

• Message number: 254

• Message text: Restrict your selection

What causes this issue?

You have not entered any selection criteria for
<DS:GLOS.BEB81240D4BAD411AE7800A0C9EAD00F>FM account assigment elements
</> to restrict the data volume.

System Response

The data volume to be processed may be too large or take too long to
process.

How to fix this error?

Enter selection criteria for at least one account assignment element.

Procedure for System Administrators

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

FMAVC254 - Details

• The SAP error message FMAVC254 ("Restrict your selection") typically occurs in the context of budget availability control (AVC) when a user attempts to execute a transaction or report that retrieves data without sufficiently narrowing down the selection criteria. This error is designed to prevent performance issues that can arise from processing overly broad queries.
  
  Cause:
  The error is triggered when:
  
  The selection criteria for a report or transaction are too broad, leading to a potential performance impact on the system.
  The system requires more specific parameters to ensure that the query can be processed efficiently.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the FMAVC254 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Narrow Down Selection Criteria:
  
  Review the selection fields you are using in your transaction or report.
  Add more specific filters, such as:
  Fiscal year
  Cost center
  Fund
  Commitment item
  Other relevant parameters that can help limit the data set.
  
  
  
  
  
  Use Additional Parameters:
  
  If applicable, include additional parameters that can help refine the search, such as specific document types or