How To Fix KJ122 - The fixed price version (&) must differ from the actual version (&)

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: KJ - Cost Object Controlling for Make-to-Order Production

• Message number: 122

• Message text: The fixed price version (&) must differ from the actual version (&)

What causes this issue?

When a project is being realized in the Project System, you can enter a
fixed price allocation that passes the costs for providing a service to
the higher-level WBS element. The data for fixed price allocation is
written under a fixed price version.
In this case, you specified an actual version for results analysis
which is flagged as a fixed price version in the system.

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?

Go into Customizing and change the actual version of the valuation
method.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message KJ122 - The fixed price version (&) must differ from the actual version (&) ?

  The SAP error message KJ122 indicates that there is a mismatch between the fixed price version and the actual version in the context of controlling (CO) or project system (PS) modules. This error typically arises when you are trying to perform an operation that requires the fixed price version to be different from the actual version, but they are currently set to the same value.
  
  Cause:
  
  Configuration Issue: The fixed price version and actual version are configured to be the same in the system settings.
  Data Entry Error: During the creation or modification of a project or cost object, the same version may have been inadvertently selected for both fixed price and actual.
  System Logic: The business logic in SAP requires that these two versions must differ to ensure proper tracking and reporting of costs versus budgeted amounts.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Configuration: 
  
  Go to the configuration settings in SAP (transaction code SPRO) and navigate to the relevant