How To Fix GA072 - The total sum of the parts may not exceed 99999.99

GA072 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: GA - Allocations

• Message number: 072

• Message text: The total sum of the parts may not exceed 99999.99

What causes this issue?

You have entered a portion or a percentage for a receiver. This means
that the total of portions/percentages has risen to &V1&. A maximum
value of 99999.99 is permitted.

System Response

The new value is rejected.

How to fix this error?

Check your entries.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

GA072 - Details

• The SAP error message GA072, which states "The total sum of the parts may not exceed 99999.99," typically occurs in the context of financial transactions or when dealing with amounts in SAP, particularly in the General Ledger or Asset Accounting modules. This error indicates that the total of the amounts being processed exceeds the maximum limit allowed by the system, which is 99999.99.
  
  Cause:
  
  
  Exceeding Limit: The most common cause of this error is that the total of the line items or amounts being entered exceeds the maximum limit of 99999.99. This can happen in various scenarios, such as:
  
  Posting a journal entry with line items that, when summed, exceed the limit.
  Entering a value in a field that is not designed to handle amounts larger than this limit.
  
  
  
  Configuration Settings: In some cases, the configuration settings in the SAP system may impose this limit on certain fields or transactions.
  
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Amounts: Review the amounts being