How To Fix FMBAPI003 - Total amount and period amounts filled simultaneously

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FMBAPI - BAPI for Budgeting

• Message number: 003

• Message text: Total amount and period amounts filled simultaneously

What causes this issue?

An annual amount has been specified on the item level, while
simultaneously period amounts have been defined for this item. For each
item, the budget value can be specified either with an annual amount and
a distribution key (item level), or with period amounts (period level),
but not both.

System Response

The annual amount should only be filled if no period value is defined.

How to fix this error?

Specify either an annual amount and distribution key, or period amounts.

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.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message FMBAPI003 - Total amount and period amounts filled simultaneously ?

  The SAP error message FMBAPI003 indicates that there is a conflict in the data being processed, specifically that both the total amount and the period amounts have been filled in simultaneously. This situation typically arises in the context of budget management or financial planning within SAP, where the system expects either a total amount or period amounts to be specified, but not both at the same time.
  
  Cause:
  
  Data Entry Error: The user may have inadvertently filled in both the total amount and the individual period amounts in a budget or financial planning transaction.
  Configuration Issue: There may be a configuration setting in the SAP system that allows for both fields to be filled, which is not the intended behavior.
  Integration Issues: If data is being imported from another system or module, it may be incorrectly formatted, leading to both fields being populated.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Review Input Data: Check the transaction or document where the error occurred.