How To Fix GMMASTERDATA008 - Budgeting not possible without grant validity ranges

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: GMMASTERDATA - Grant master data maintenance messages only

• Message number: 008

• Message text: Budgeting not possible without grant validity ranges

What causes this issue?

There are no <DS:DE.GM_BDGT_VLDTY_NBR>budget validity periods</> in the
grant master.

System Response

Budget cannot be created on this grant until the budget validity periods
are created.

How to fix this error?

Ensure that the <DS:DE.GM_TIME_SPLITTING_RULE>splitting rule</> and
fiscal year variants are set up in the budgeting tab of the grant
master, and select the button "Reset Using Splitting Rule" if necessary.

Procedure for System Administrators

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

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message GMMASTERDATA008 - Budgeting not possible without grant validity ranges ?

  The SAP error message GMMASTERDATA008 indicates that budgeting is not possible because there are no valid grant validity ranges defined for the grant in question. This error typically occurs in the context of Grant Management (GM) within SAP, where budgeting is tied to specific grants and their validity periods.
  
  Cause:
  The error arises when:
  
  A grant is being used for budgeting, but it does not have any associated validity ranges defined.
  The grant may not be properly set up in the system, or the validity ranges may have been deleted or not created at all.
  The grant is not active or is in a status that does not allow for budgeting.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Grant Validity Ranges:
  
  Navigate to the Grant Management module in SAP.
  Check the specific grant in question to see if validity ranges are defined.
  If no validity ranges exist, you will need to create them.
  
  
  
  Create Validity Ranges:
  
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