How To Fix GMAVC012 - Overall budget exceeded by &2 for &1

GMAVC012 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: GMAVC - Message class for Grant Management AVC

• Message number: 012

• Message text: Overall budget exceeded by &2 for &1

What causes this issue?

The overall budget is exceeded by &V2& for the GM account assignment
&V1&. Availability control on outgoing amounts raised this message for
the following combination of availability control ledger and control
object:
&V3&&V4&
<ZH>Note:</> The control object is defined for a grant/fund/sponsored
program/sponsored class/budget time slice.
DEFINE &N& = '012'
INCLUDE GMAVC_OVERALL_MESSAGE_EXT

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?

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 GMAVC012 - Overall budget exceeded by &2 for &1 ?

  The SAP error message GMAVC012 indicates that the overall budget has been exceeded for a specific commitment or expense. This message is part of the SAP Controlling (CO) module, specifically related to budget management and availability control (AVC). 
  
  Cause:
  The error occurs when a transaction attempts to post an expense or commitment that exceeds the available budget for a particular cost center, internal order, or project. The message typically includes two placeholders:
  
  &1: This represents the object (e.g., cost center, internal order) for which the budget is being exceeded.
  &2: This indicates the amount by which the budget has been exceeded.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the GMAVC012 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Budget Availability:
  
  Review the budget assigned to the relevant cost center, internal order, or project. Ensure that there is sufficient budget available for the transaction you are trying to post.
  
  
  
  Adjust the Budget:
  
  If the budget is indeed insufficient, you may need to increase the