How To Fix HRFPM020 - The person/position does not participate in automatic bdgt/cmmt creation

HRFPM020 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: HRFPM - Messages Budget Planning & Budget Execution

• Message number: 020

• Message text: The person/position does not participate in automatic bdgt/cmmt creation

What causes this issue?

The selected person/position does not participate in the budget/
commitment creation in the period for which the automatic
budget/commitment creation was activated.

System Response

No commitment/budget is created for the affected person/position.

How to fix this error?

If budget/commitment should be created for the affected
person/position, you
must activate them/it for the participation in the automatic
budget/commitment
creation. The activation takes place in the Customizing of <ZK>Position
Budgeting and Control </>. Contact your system administrator.

Procedure for System Administrators

Check the following IMG activities in the Customizing of <ZK>Position
Budgeting and Control </>:
<ls>Define Grouping for Participation in Automatic Commitment Creation
</>
<ls>Assign Grouping for Participation in Automatic Commitment Creation
</>
<ls>Define Start of Automatic Document Creation for Each Grouping </>

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

HRFPM020 - Details

• The SAP error message HRFPM020 indicates that a specific person or position is not set up to participate in the automatic budget or commitment creation process within the SAP system. This error typically arises in the context of Human Resources (HR) and Financial Management (FM) modules, particularly when trying to create budget or commitment records for positions or personnel that are not configured to do so.
  
  Cause:
  
  Configuration Settings: The person or position may not be configured correctly in the system to allow for automatic budget or commitment creation. This could be due to missing settings in the relevant infotypes or organizational structures.
  Status of the Position/Person: The position or person may be inactive or not assigned to a budgetary unit that allows for automatic budget creation.
  Authorization Issues: There may be authorization restrictions preventing the system from processing the budget or commitment for that specific person or position.
  Integration Issues: There could be issues