How To Fix TU231 - Budget billing plan cannot be stopped (included in collective bill)

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 231

• Message text: Budget billing plan cannot be stopped (included in collective bill)

What causes this issue?

You cannot stop the budget billing plan because it is integrated with a
collective bill. (A collective bill account is entered in the budget
billing plan.)

System Response

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

How to fix this error?

In the move-out deselect the <LS>Budget billing stop</> indicator.
Start an immediate final billing.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

Smart SAP Assistant

• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message TU231 - Budget billing plan cannot be stopped (included in collective bill) ?

  The SAP error message TU231, which states "Budget billing plan cannot be stopped (included in collective bill)," typically occurs in the context of managing budget billing plans in SAP, particularly in the Utilities module. This error indicates that the budget billing plan you are trying to stop is part of a collective billing process, which means it cannot be stopped until the collective billing is resolved.
  
  Cause:
  
  Collective Billing: The budget billing plan is included in a collective bill, which means it is grouped with other billing items for processing. SAP does not allow stopping or modifying a billing plan that is part of a collective bill to maintain data integrity.
  Pending Transactions: There may be pending transactions or processes associated with the budget billing plan that need to be completed before it can be stopped.
  System Configuration: Certain configurations in the SAP system may restrict the ability to stop budget billing plans that