How To Fix FMCE104 - Budget address is assigned to more than one automatic cover group

FMCE104 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FMCE - Cover Eligibility Messages

• Message number: 104

• Message text: Budget address is assigned to more than one automatic cover group

What causes this issue?

The budget address &V2&&V3& is assigned to at least two different
<DS:DE.FMCE_CGAUTOIND>automatic</> <DS:DE.FMCE_CVRGRP>cover groups</>
for budget category &V4&. However, for availability checks in
<DS:DE.BUAVC_ALDNR>control ledger</> &V1&, this budget address must be
assigned to at most one automatic cover group.

System Response

Processing stops.

How to fix this error?

Check the cover eligibility rules defined for budget address &V2&&V3&
and for budget category &V4&.

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.

FMCE104 - Details

• The SAP error message FMCE104 indicates that a budget address is assigned to more than one automatic cover group in the Funds Management (FM) module. This situation typically arises when there are conflicting configurations in the budgetary control settings.
  
  Cause:
  
  Multiple Assignments: The budget address (which could be a cost center, internal order, or other budget-related entity) is linked to more than one automatic cover group. This can happen due to incorrect configuration or changes made in the system that were not properly managed.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be issues in the configuration of the Funds Management settings, particularly in the assignment of budget addresses to cover groups.
  Data Integrity Issues: Data inconsistencies or errors in the master data can lead to this situation.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Review Assignments: Check the assignments of the budget address in the configuration settings. You can do this by navigating to the relevant configuration path in the SAP system:
  
  Transaction Code: SPRO
  Path: Public