How To Fix FO370 - Deletion not permitted because budget has been transferred

FO370 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FO - Cross-ISPS Functions

• Message number: 370

• Message text: Deletion not permitted because budget has been transferred

What causes this issue?

You want to delete a cost allocation rule which has already been used.

System Response

Deletion is not allowed.

How to fix this error?

You can only reduce the budget amount to be passed on to zero.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

FO370 - Details

• The SAP error message FO370 indicates that a deletion operation is not permitted because the budget has been transferred. This typically occurs in the context of budget management within SAP, particularly when dealing with financial transactions and budgetary controls.
  
  Cause:
  The error arises when you attempt to delete a budget or a budget-related item that has already been transferred to another budget or has been committed in some way. This is a safeguard within SAP to prevent inconsistencies in financial reporting and budget management. The system is designed to maintain the integrity of budget data, and once a budget has been transferred, it cannot be deleted without addressing the dependencies created by that transfer.
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the FO370 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Budget Transfers: Review the budget transfer history to understand where the budget has been transferred. You can use transaction codes like S_ALR_87013558 (Budget/Actual/Commitment) to analyze the budget status.
  
  
  Reverse