How To Fix MEOUT216 - Sum of distribution percentage for all entries cannot be less than 100%.

MEOUT216 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: MEOUT - New Business Logic for Outline Agreements

• Message number: 216

• Message text: Sum of distribution percentage for all entries cannot be less than 100%.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message MEOUT216 - Sum of distribution percentage for all entries cannot be less than 100%. ?

  The SAP error message MEOUT216 indicates that the sum of the distribution percentages for all entries in a particular context (usually related to purchase orders, contracts, or similar documents) is less than 100%. This typically occurs when you are trying to distribute a total amount (like a budget or a quantity) across multiple line items, and the percentages assigned to those line items do not add up to 100%.
  
  Cause:
  
  
  Incorrect Distribution Percentages: The most common cause is that the distribution percentages you have entered for the line items do not total 100%. For example, if you have three line items with distribution percentages of 30%, 40%, and 20%, the total is only 90%, which triggers this error.
  
  
  Missing Entries: If you have not assigned a distribution percentage to one or more line items, this can also lead to the total being less than 100%.
  
  
  Data Entry Errors: Simple typographical errors in entering the