How To Fix FMCE331 - Budget address must be an expenditure budget address

FMCE331 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FMCE - Cover Eligibility Messages

• Message number: 331

• Message text: Budget address must be an expenditure budget address

What causes this issue?

You try to assign a budget address with commitment item &V2& to a cover
group of <DS:DE.FMCE_CGAUTOIND>category</> &V3&, using the
<DS:DE.FMCE_CGADDRIND>role</> &V1&. However, you can only assign budget
addresses with commitment items of <DS:DE.FM_POTYP>commitment item
category</> 3 (expenditures) and of <DS:DE.FM_FIVOR>financial
transaction</> 30 to cover groups of category &V3&, using the role &V1&.

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?

Only use commitment items with permitted attributes.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

FMCE331 - Details

• The SAP error message FMCE331, which states "Budget address must be an expenditure budget address," typically occurs in the context of budget management within the SAP system, particularly in the Funds Management (FM) module. This error indicates that the budget address you are trying to use is not classified as an expenditure budget address, which is required for the operation you are attempting to perform.
  
  Cause:
  
  Incorrect Budget Address: The budget address you are trying to use is not set up as an expenditure budget address in the system.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be a configuration issue in the Funds Management settings where the budget address is not properly defined or categorized.
  Transaction Type: The transaction you are trying to execute requires an expenditure budget address, but you are using a different type of budget address (e.g., revenue budget address).
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Budget Address: Verify the budget address you are using. Ensure that it is indeed