How To Fix RE612 - Commitment item &1 is not assigned to financial transaction &2

RE612 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: RE - Earmarked funds

• Message number: 612

• Message text: Commitment item &1 is not assigned to financial transaction &2

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message RE612 - Commitment item &1 is not assigned to financial transaction &2 ?

  The SAP error message RE612 indicates that a commitment item is not assigned to a financial transaction. This typically occurs in the context of public sector accounting or real estate management within SAP, where commitment items are used to categorize and manage budgetary transactions.
  
  Cause:
  The error can arise due to several reasons:
  
  Missing Assignment: The commitment item you are trying to use is not assigned to the specified financial transaction type in the configuration settings.
  Incorrect Configuration: The configuration for the financial transaction type may not include the necessary commitment items.
  Data Entry Error: There may be a mistake in the data entry where an incorrect commitment item is being referenced.
  Changes in Configuration: If there have been recent changes in the configuration or updates to the system, it may have affected the existing assignments.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the RE612 error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Check Assignment:
  
  Go to the configuration settings in SAP (transaction code SPRO).
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