How To Fix RE012 - Reduction not possible; doc.&1 has an inadmissible document category (&2)

RE012 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: RE - Earmarked funds

• Message number: 012

• Message text: Reduction not possible; doc.&1 has an inadmissible document category (&2)

What causes this issue?

You refer to the earmarked fund &V1& with the document type &V2& in this
document. This is not permitted. Earmarked funds with the document type
&V2& cannot be reduced by certain documents (such as FI documents).

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

Earmarked funds with document type 002 (funds transfers) and 020 (funds
blocking) cannot be reduced at all.

System Response

How to fix this error?

Choose a different earmarked fund.


You can adjust the system response for the reduction using FI documents
using the Business Add-In <LS>Determine Document Types Allowed for
Reduction</> (FMFR_ALLOC_DOCCATS) (however not for funds transfers). In
the standard system, FI and MM invoices can only reduce earmarked funds
with the document type 030 (funds reservation), 050 (funds commitment)
and 060 (estimated revenues).

Reduction using other transactions, such as purchasing documents and
earmarked funds is fixed. Funds precommitments for example, can only
reduce funds reservations.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message RE012 - Reduction not possible; doc.&1 has an inadmissible document category (&2) ?

  The SAP error message RE012 indicates that a reduction operation is not possible because the document in question has an inadmissible document category. This typically occurs in the context of Real Estate Management (RE) or similar modules where document categories are defined for various types of transactions.
  
  Cause:
  The error is triggered when you attempt to perform a reduction (such as a cancellation or adjustment) on a document that is not allowed to be reduced due to its document category. Each document category in SAP has specific rules regarding what operations can be performed on it. For example, certain document categories may be designated as final or non-reducible.
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Document Category: Identify the document category of the document referenced in the error message. You can do this by looking at the document details in the SAP system.
  
  
  Review Document Type Rules: Consult the configuration settings