How To Fix FMCE304 - Invalid other budget address: commitment item &2 not permitted

FMCE304 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FMCE - Cover Eligibility Messages

• Message number: 304

• Message text: Invalid other budget address: commitment item &2 not permitted

What causes this issue?

The <DS:SIMG.FMBCS_FMCERG>derivation strategy for generating cover
groups</> has derived the value &V2& for the commitment item of the
reference budget address, which should belong to the same cover group.
This value, however, is not permitted: only commitment items of
<DS:DE.FM_POTYP>commitment item category</> 3 and
<DS:DE.FM_FIVOR>financial transaction</> 30 are allowed.

System Response

The cover group cannot be created for the following combination of
<DS:DE.BUKU_BUDCAT>budget category</>, fiscal year and budget address:
&V3&&V4&

How to fix this error?

Check the derivation strategy for the generation of cover groups in
Customizing.

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.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message FMCE304 - Invalid other budget address: commitment item &2 not permitted ?

  The SAP error message FMCE304 "Invalid other budget address: commitment item &2 not permitted" typically occurs in the context of budget management within the SAP system, particularly when dealing with Funds Management (FM). This error indicates that there is an issue with the commitment item being used in a budget address that is not allowed or recognized by the system.
  
  Cause:
  
  Invalid Commitment Item: The commitment item specified in the transaction is not valid for the budget address being used. This could be due to configuration settings or the specific budget structure in place.
  Budget Structure Configuration: The budget structure may not allow the combination of the specified commitment item and the budget address.
  Authorization Issues: The user may not have the necessary authorizations to use the specified commitment item in the context of the budget address.
  Data Entry Errors: There may be a typographical error in the commitment item or budget address being entered.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
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