How To Fix FMFEES045 - Fee type &1: Set the fixed amount flag

FMFEES045 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FMFEES - Fees

• Message number: 045

• Message text: Fee type &1: Set the fixed amount flag

What causes this issue?

This fee is either a penalty or an administrative cost. For these
categories, only time-independent amounts are allowed (US legal
requirement).

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?

Set the fixed value flag on <DS:DE.FM_FEE_TYPE>fee type</>: amount.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

FMFEES045 - Details

• The SAP error message FMFEES045 indicates that there is an issue with a fee type in the Financial Management (FM) module, specifically related to the configuration of fee types. The message states: "Fee type &1: Set the fixed amount flag." This error typically arises when a fee type is expected to have a fixed amount but is not configured correctly.
  
  Cause:
  The error occurs when:
  
  A fee type is defined in the system that requires a fixed amount to be set, but the configuration does not have the "fixed amount" flag enabled.
  The fee type is being used in a transaction or process that expects a fixed amount, leading to a mismatch in the expected configuration.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you need to check and update the configuration of the fee type in question. Here are the steps to do so:
  
  
  Access the Fee Type Configuration:
  
  Go to the SAP Easy Access screen.
  Navigate to the configuration for