How To Fix GMMASTERDATA168 - Grant type &1 award to draft, application, or proposal not recommended

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 168

• Message text: Grant type &1 award to draft, application, or proposal not recommended

What causes this issue?

You have specified Award as a predecessor of draft, proposal, or
application. This means that you can change a grant in the award phase
back to draft, application, or proposal. Generally, this is not a good
idea.

System Response

A warning is issued.

How to fix this error?

Remove the award status from the previous state entries if it is an
error.

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 GMMASTERDATA168 - Grant type &1 award to draft, application, or proposal not recommended ?

  The SAP error message GMMASTERDATA168 indicates that a specific grant type is not recommended for use with a draft, application, or proposal. This error typically arises in the context of Grant Management (GM) within SAP, where certain grant types have specific rules and configurations that dictate how they can be used.
  
  Cause:
  
  Grant Type Configuration: The grant type you are trying to use may not be configured to support the specific document type (draft, application, or proposal) you are working with.
  Status of the Document: The document you are trying to associate with the grant type may not be in a valid status for that grant type.
  Business Rules: There may be business rules or policies in place that restrict the use of certain grant types for specific document types.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Check Grant Type Configuration: Review the configuration settings for the grant type in the SAP system. Ensure that it is set up to allow the