How To Fix GRANTMGMT859 - No indirect cost (IDC) rate is maintained for grant &1

GRANTMGMT859 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: GRANTMGMT - Grants Management Message Class

• Message number: 859

• Message text: No indirect cost (IDC) rate is maintained for grant &1

What causes this issue?

No indirect cost (IDC) rate is maintained for grant &V1&.

System Response

No IDC document posted for grant &V1&.

How to fix this error?

Update IDC rate for the entire validity date of grant &V1&.

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 GRANTMGMT859 - No indirect cost (IDC) rate is maintained for grant &1 ?

  The SAP error message GRANTMGMT859 indicates that there is no indirect cost (IDC) rate maintained for a specific grant. This error typically arises in the context of grant management within SAP, particularly when trying to process transactions related to grants that require indirect cost calculations.
  
  Cause:
  The primary cause of this error is that the system cannot find a defined indirect cost rate for the specified grant. This can happen for several reasons:
  
  Missing Configuration: The indirect cost rate has not been set up in the system for the grant in question.
  Incorrect Grant Assignment: The grant may not be correctly assigned to a cost center or project that has an IDC rate defined.
  Inactive Rate: The IDC rate may exist but is not active for the period in which the transaction is being processed.
  Data Entry Error: There may be a typo or error in the grant number or related data that prevents the system