How To Fix G01583 - Reqd brkdn by &1 may not be possible (diff.item &2, meth. &3, entry &4)

G01583 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: G01 - SAP Consolidation

• Message number: 583

• Message text: Reqd brkdn by &1 may not be possible (diff.item &2, meth. &3, entry &4)

What causes this issue?

Differential item &V2& in entry &V3& of method &V4& has a required
breakdown by characteristic &V1&, for which a fixed value is defined in
the breakdown category. The default indicator is selected for the
characteristics dependent on &V1& in FS item &V2&. In this case the
following conditions must be met:
The sets to be eliminated for this method entry must contain at least
one FS item, which has a breakdown by charaacteristic &V1&. In its
breakdown category, the same fixed value must be defined as for the
differential item.
In this method entry for characteristic &V1& in the sets to be
eliminated, must be restricted to the fixed value of the differential
items.
At the moment one of these conditions has not been met, so that when
posting a differential row to FS item &V2&, the breakdown by
characteristic &V1& and the characteristics dependent on it, is not
possible.

System Response

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

How to fix this error?

Check the definition of method &V3& using the criteria described above.

Procedure for System Administrators

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message G01583 - Reqd brkdn by &1 may not be possible (diff.item &2, meth. &3, entry &4) ?

  The SAP error message G01583 indicates that a required breakdown for a specific item may not be possible due to certain conditions not being met. This error typically arises in the context of financial documents, such as invoices or purchase orders, where a breakdown of costs or quantities is expected but cannot be provided due to configuration or data issues.
  
  Cause:
  The error message G01583 can be triggered by several factors, including:
  
  
  Missing Configuration: The system may not be configured to allow the required breakdown for the specified item. This could be due to missing settings in the relevant configuration tables.
  
  
  Inconsistent Data: There may be inconsistencies in the data entered for the item, such as incorrect account assignments or missing master data.
  
  
  Item Type Restrictions: Certain item types may not support breakdowns, or the method specified may not be applicable for the item in question.
  
  
  Document Type Limitations: The document type being used may have