How To Fix FMHIE212 - Reduce Distribution not allowed

FMHIE212 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FMHIE - Budget Hierarchies

• Message number: 212

• Message text: Reduce Distribution not allowed

What causes this issue?

Reduce distribution is not allowed for one of the following reasons:
Reduce distribution sender or reduce distribution receiver addresses are
not in the multi-level budget structure hierarchy.
Reduce distribution sender and reduce distribution receiver addresses do
not belong to the same hierarchy ID.
Reduce distribution sender is not inferior to the reduce distribution
receiver in the same hierarchy branch.

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?

Enter other budget addresses to make sure that reduce distribution
sender and reduce distribution receiver are in the same hierarchy branch
and the sender is inferior to the receiver.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

FMHIE212 - Details

• The SAP error message FMHIE212 "Reduce Distribution not allowed" typically occurs in the context of the Funds Management (FM) module when you are trying to reduce the distribution of a budget or funds that have already been allocated. This error indicates that the system does not allow you to decrease the distribution amount for certain budgetary transactions.
  Causes:
  
  Budget Already Committed: The budget you are trying to reduce may already have commitments or actuals against it, which prevents further reductions.
  Distribution Rules: The distribution rules set up in the system may not allow for reductions once certain conditions are met.
  Status of the Budget: The budget may be in a status that does not permit reductions, such as being locked or finalized.
  Configuration Settings: There may be specific configuration settings in the Funds Management module that restrict reductions under certain circumstances.
  
  Solutions:
  
  Check Commitments: Review any commitments or actuals that are associated with the budget. If there