How To Fix FMRB508 - Surplus budget address must be different from receiving budget address

FMRB508 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FMRB - Revenue Increasing the Budget - FM specific part

• Message number: 508

• Message text: Surplus budget address must be different from receiving budget address

What causes this issue?

The <DS:SIMG.FMBCS_FMRBDERIMD>derivation strategy for generation of RIB
rules</> assigned a surplus budget address which is the same as the
receiving budget address. This assignment, however, is not valid: the
surplus budget address must be different from the receiving budget
address.

System Response

The RIB rule cannot be created for the following combination of
<DS:DE.BURB_RBBLDNR>budget category for RIB</>, fiscal year (or if
applicable, fiscal year and year of cash effectivity) and RIB object:
<LB>&V1&</><LB>&V2&</>

How to fix this error?

Check the derivation strategy for generation of RIB rules in
Customizing.

Procedure for System Administrators

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

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message FMRB508 - Surplus budget address must be different from receiving budget address ?

  The SAP error message FMRB508 indicates that there is an issue with the budget addresses in a financial transaction. Specifically, it states that the surplus budget address must be different from the receiving budget address. This error typically occurs in the context of budget management within SAP, particularly in the Public Sector Management (PSM) module or when dealing with budgetary control.
  
  Cause:
  The error arises when a transaction attempts to allocate or transfer surplus budget amounts, but both the surplus budget address (the source of the surplus) and the receiving budget address (the destination for the surplus) are the same. This situation is not allowed because it does not make logical sense to transfer surplus funds to the same budget address from which they originated.
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you need to ensure that the surplus budget address and the receiving budget address are different. Here are the steps you can take:
  
  
  Review the