How To Fix FMKU178 - Commitment item &1 is not allowed as source for balanced increase

FMKU178 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FMKU - FM budgeting, kernel utilities

• Message number: 178

• Message text: Commitment item &1 is not allowed as source for balanced increase

What causes this issue?

Commitment item &V1& is not a revenue item. This means that it is not
allowed as a source for a balanced increase of the budget.

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?

Choose only revenue commitment items as the source for a balanced budget
increase.

Procedure for System Administrators

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message FMKU178 - Commitment item &1 is not allowed as source for balanced increase ?

  The SAP error message FMKU178 indicates that there is an issue with the commitment item being used in a financial transaction, specifically that the commitment item is not allowed as a source for a balanced increase. This error typically occurs in the context of budget management and financial accounting within SAP's Funds Management (FM) module.
  
  Cause:
  
  Invalid Commitment Item: The commitment item specified in the transaction is not configured to allow balanced increases. This could be due to settings in the Funds Management configuration.
  Budget Structure: The budget structure may not permit the use of the specified commitment item for the type of transaction being processed.
  Transaction Type Restrictions: Certain transaction types may have restrictions on which commitment items can be used.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be issues in the configuration of the Funds Management module, such as missing or incorrect settings for the commitment item.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Commitment Item Configuration:
  
  Go to the configuration settings for commitment