How To Fix GK563 - The proportion must not be greater than 100

GK563 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: GK - Messages for SAP Consolidation

• Message number: 563

• Message text: The proportion must not be greater than 100

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GK563 - Details

• The SAP error message GK563, which states "The proportion must not be greater than 100," typically occurs in the context of configuring or processing allocation or distribution of costs, revenues, or other values in SAP. This error indicates that the sum of the proportions or percentages assigned to different elements exceeds 100%, which is not permissible.
  
  Cause:
  
  Incorrect Proportions: The most common cause is that the total of the proportions assigned to various cost centers, profit centers, or other entities exceeds 100%. For example, if you have three cost centers with proportions of 50%, 30%, and 30%, the total is 110%, which triggers this error.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be a misconfiguration in the allocation structure or rules that leads to incorrect calculations of proportions.
  Data Entry Errors: Manual entry errors when inputting proportions can lead to this issue.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Review Proportions: Check the proportions assigned to the relevant cost centers or profit centers. Ensure that