How To Fix TU249 - YAP bonus set to zero due to change to budget billing amount

TU249 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 249

• Message text: YAP bonus set to zero due to change to budget billing amount

What causes this issue?

Despite the changes to the budget billing amounts, you still do not want
to adjust the yearly advance payment bonus.
As s result, the open item is smaller than the yearly advance payment
bonus.
This is not permissible.

System Response

The yearly advance payment bonus is set to zero.

How to fix this error?

If you want to retain a yearly advance payment bonus that is not zero,
carry out the following:
Once you have changed the amount again, accept the query that asks you
if you want to rebill the yearly advance payment amounts

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.

TU249 - Details

• The SAP error message TU249 indicates that a YAP (Yearly Adjustment Payment) bonus has been set to zero due to a change in the budget billing amount. This typically occurs in the context of utilities or billing processes where budget billing is used to smooth out payments over a period.
  
  Cause:
  
  Change in Budget Billing Amount: The primary cause of this error is a modification to the budget billing amount that affects the calculation of the YAP bonus. When the budget billing amount is adjusted, it can lead to a recalculation of the YAP, which may result in the bonus being set to zero.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be configuration settings in the SAP system that dictate how YAP bonuses are calculated and how they respond to changes in budget billing amounts.
  Data Integrity Issues: If there are inconsistencies or errors in the underlying data related to customer accounts, billing amounts, or YAP calculations,