How To Fix FO380 - Commitment item &1 cannot be used for cover eligibility

FO380 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FO - Cross-ISPS Functions

• Message number: 380

• Message text: Commitment item &1 cannot be used for cover eligibility

What causes this issue?

You want to maintain rules and/or assignments for cover eligibility or
revenues increasing the budget for an FM account assignment.
You have defined in the master record that commitment item &V1& in this
FM account assignment can have negative budget values. This kind of
commitment item cannot be used in conjunction with cover eligibility or
revenues increasing the budget.

System Response

The program cannot process this entry.

How to fix this error?

Choose a commitment item that is not relevant for negative budget
allocation.

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.

FO380 - Details

• The SAP error message FO380, which states "Commitment item &1 cannot be used for cover eligibility," typically occurs in the context of public sector accounting or budget management within SAP. This error indicates that the specified commitment item is not eligible for covering a particular transaction or budget item.
  
  Cause:
  
  Commitment Item Configuration: The commitment item may not be configured correctly in the system. It might not be set up to allow for cover eligibility.
  Budget Availability Control: The budget availability control settings may restrict the use of certain commitment items for specific transactions.
  Transaction Type Restrictions: The transaction type being processed may not allow the use of the specified commitment item.
  Fund Management Settings: The fund management settings may not permit the use of the commitment item in question for the intended purpose.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Commitment Item Configuration:
  
  Go to the configuration settings for commitment items in SAP (transaction code SPRO).
  Verify that the commitment item is set