How To Fix RE242 - Earmarked funds & is marked for archiving

RE242 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: RE - Earmarked funds

• Message number: 242

• Message text: Earmarked funds & is marked for archiving

What causes this issue?

You want to create or change a value adjustment document for an
earmarked fund. However, this is not possible since this earmarked fund
is already earmarked for archiving.

System Response

The system does not permit any further changes to documents earmarked
for archiving. The system therefore changes into the display function
automatically if you want to change a value adjustment document.

How to fix this error?

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 RE242 - Earmarked funds & is marked for archiving ?

  The SAP error message RE242 indicates that earmarked funds are marked for archiving. This typically occurs in the context of SAP's Real Estate Management (RE) or Funds Management (FM) modules, where earmarked funds are used to allocate budgetary resources for specific purposes.
  
  Cause:
  The error message RE242 usually arises due to one of the following reasons:
  
  Archiving Status: The earmarked funds in question have been marked for archiving, meaning they are no longer active and cannot be used for new transactions.
  Data Integrity: There may be inconsistencies in the data, such as references to earmarked funds that are no longer valid or have been archived.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be configuration settings in the system that are causing the earmarked funds to be incorrectly marked for archiving.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the RE242 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Archiving Status:
  
  Use transaction codes like SARA (Archive Administration) to check the status of the earmarked funds.
  Verify if the