How To Fix FMMD_E091 - Fund can only be deactivated together with Budget Period

FMMD_E091 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FMMD_E - Funds Management Master Data

• Message number: 091

• Message text: Fund can only be deactivated together with Budget Period

What causes this issue?

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

System Response

How to fix this error?

Check if the account assignment element 'Fund' is deactivated on
->Public Sector Management->General Settings for Public Sector
Management->Basic Settings: Account Assignment Elements or in -> Funds
Management Government->Budget Control System (BCS)->Budgeting->Basic
Settings->Use of Master Data->Deactivate Account Assignment Elements in
Controlling.
The Fund must be active in both places in order to be able to activate
the 'Budget period', once this is done it is possible to deactivate the
Fund and the Budget period in Controlling on the BCS side.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message FMMD_E091 - Fund can only be deactivated together with Budget Period ?

  The SAP error message FMMD_E091 indicates that a fund cannot be deactivated unless the associated budget period is also deactivated. This error typically arises in the context of Fund Management (FM) within SAP, where funds and budget periods are closely linked.
  
  Cause:
  The error occurs because the system enforces a rule that a fund must be deactivated in conjunction with its budget period. This is to ensure that financial data remains consistent and that no transactions are left hanging in the system that could lead to discrepancies in financial reporting.
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you need to follow these steps:
  
  
  Check the Budget Period: Before deactivating the fund, ensure that the budget period associated with it is also deactivated. You can do this by navigating to the relevant transaction in SAP where budget periods are managed.
  
  
  Deactivate the Budget Period:
  
  Go to the transaction code for managing budget periods (e.g., FMBB for budget management).
  Locate the budget