How To Fix GENFM_EXTBRULE013 - Budget Rules, &1: Commitment item &2 cannot be sender and receiver.

GENFM_EXTBRULE013 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: GENFM_EXTBRULE - Message Class for Extended Budget Rule Implementation

• Message number: 013

• Message text: Budget Rules, &1: Commitment item &2 cannot be sender and receiver.

What causes this issue?

For the FM Area, Fiscal Year, Budget Category and Functional Area
specified in the document, the Commitment Item &V2& is both in the
Senders and Receivers list.

System Response

The system does not allow the document to be posted and displays an
error message.

How to fix this error?

In order to be able to post the document you can:
Remove the Commitment Item from the Senders or from the Receivers List
Pre-post the document with a Document Type that will run a Workflow for
approval in <DS:SIMG.PSM_FM_EBR_BYPASS>Define Workflow Bypass</>

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

A user with the appropriate permissions can also:
Change/Deactivate the validation in
<DS:SIMG.PSM_FM_EBR_ACTVAL2>Activate Validation</>
Create an exception for this Commitment Item in
<DS:SIMG.PSM_FM_EBR_DEFEXC>Define Exceptions</> and link the Exception
ID in <DS:SIMG.PSM_FM_EBR_ACTVAL2>Activate Validation</>

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message GENFM_EXTBRULE013 - Budget Rules, &1: Commitment item &2 cannot be sender and receiver. ?

  The SAP error message GENFM_EXTBRULE013 typically occurs in the context of budget control and financial management within the SAP system. This error indicates that there is a conflict with the commitment item being used in a transaction, specifically that the commitment item cannot be both a sender and a receiver in the context of budget rules.
  
  Cause:
  The error arises when:
  
  A commitment item is defined in such a way that it is being used incorrectly in a transaction, where it is expected to act as both a sender (the source of funds) and a receiver (the destination of funds).
  The configuration of budget rules does not allow for the same commitment item to be used in both roles simultaneously.
  There may be a misconfiguration in the budget control settings or the budget rules that govern how funds are allocated and tracked.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Review Budget Rules: Check the