How To Fix FMRB511 - Invalid surplus budget address: element &1 is mandatory

FMRB511 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 511

• Message text: Invalid surplus budget address: element &1 is mandatory

What causes this issue?

The <DS:SIMG.FMBCS_FMRBDERIMD>derivation strategy for generation of RIB
rules</> assigned the value <LB>&V2&</> to the account assignment
element <LB>&V1&</> of the surplus budget address. This value ("blank"),
however, is not valid, because this account assignment element is
mandatory in your FM area.

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>&V3&</><LB>&V4&</>

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.

FMRB511 - Details

• The SAP error message FMRB511 indicates that there is an issue with the budget address in the context of budget management within the SAP system. Specifically, the error states that an element is mandatory but is missing or invalid in the budget address.
  
  Cause:
  The error typically arises due to one of the following reasons:
  
  Missing Mandatory Fields: The budget address is not fully populated with all the required elements. In SAP, certain fields are mandatory for budget management, and if they are not filled out, the system will throw this error.
  Incorrect Configuration: The configuration settings for budget management may not be set up correctly, leading to the system not recognizing the budget address.
  Data Entry Errors: There may be typographical errors or incorrect data entries in the budget address fields.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the FMRB511 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Budget Address:
  
  Navigate to the budget address in question and ensure that all mandatory