How To Fix TU264 - Entries cannot be changed because budget billing items already exist

TU264 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 264

• Message text: Entries cannot be changed because budget billing items already exist

What causes this issue?

You cannot change all entries in the table TEABSTVOR because active
budget billing items already exist for the corresponding budget billing
subtransactions in the table DFKKOP (items in contract account
document). The entries can only changed if budget billing items do not
exist in the table DFKKOP.

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?

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

TU264 - Details

• The SAP error message TU264 ("Entries cannot be changed because budget billing items already exist") typically occurs in the context of billing or financial transactions within the SAP system, particularly when dealing with budget billing items. This error indicates that the system has detected existing budget billing items that prevent changes to the entries you are trying to modify.
  
  Cause:
  The primary cause of this error is that there are budget billing items associated with the entries you are attempting to change. Budget billing items are used to manage and distribute costs over a period, and if they exist, the system restricts modifications to ensure data integrity and consistency.
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check for Existing Budget Billing Items:
  
  Use transaction codes such as FBL1N (Vendor Line Item Display) or FBL3N (G/L Account Line Item Display) to check if there are any existing budget billing items related to the