How To Fix GMAVC018 - Overall budget exceeded by &2 for several document items from item &1 on

GMAVC018 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 018

• Message text: Overall budget exceeded by &2 for several document items from item &1 on

What causes this issue?

The overall budget is exceeded by &V2& for several document items from
item &V1& onward. 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& = '018'
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.

GMAVC018 - Details

• The SAP error message GMAVC018 indicates that the overall budget has been exceeded for a specific document item. This error typically arises in the context of budget management within SAP, particularly when using the Funds Management (FM) module or the Controlling (CO) module.
  
  Cause:
  
  Budget Exceedance: The primary cause of this error is that the total amount of the document items exceeds the available budget for the specified budgetary account or cost center.
  Incorrect Budgeting: The budget may not have been properly allocated or may have been reduced after the document was created.
  Document Items: The error message specifies that one or more items in the document are causing the budget exceedance, which means that the cumulative value of these items surpasses the allocated budget.
  Posting Period: The posting period may be closed, or the budget may not be available for the current period.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Review Budget Allocation: Check the budget allocation for the relevant cost center