How To Fix TU222 - You cannot change the budget billing procedure

TU222 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: TU - Billing/Scheduling/Budget Billing

• Message number: 222

• Message text: You cannot change the budget billing procedure

What causes this issue?

You have attempted to change the budget billing procedure in the
contract account. This is not possible because budget billing plans
with the current budget billing procedure already exist for the
contract account.

System Response

How to fix this error?

If you wish to create a budget billing plan with a different budget
billing procedure for the business partner, you must create a new
contract account with this new budget billing procedure.

Procedure for System Administrators

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.

TU222 - Details

• The SAP error message TU222, which states "You cannot change the budget billing procedure," typically occurs in the context of SAP's billing and invoicing processes, particularly when dealing with budget billing procedures in the SAP IS-U (Industry Solution for Utilities) module.
  
  Cause:
  The error message TU222 is triggered when a user attempts to change the budget billing procedure for a contract or account that is not allowed to be modified. This can happen due to several reasons, including:
  
  
  Status of the Contract: The contract or account may be in a status that does not permit changes to the budget billing procedure. For example, if the account is locked or if there are ongoing billing processes.
  
  
  Configuration Settings: The system configuration may restrict changes to the budget billing procedure based on certain criteria, such as the type of contract or the billing cycle.
  
  
  Data Consistency: There may be data consistency issues that prevent changes from being