How To Fix TU278 - You cannot delete budget billing plan &1 (deregulation)

TU278 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 278

• Message text: You cannot delete budget billing plan &1 (deregulation)

What causes this issue?

The budget billing plan (&V1&) you want to delete belongs to an
invoicing service provider. In the budget billing plan, a budget billing
request was created for at least one item and has already been
registered to the invoicing service provider.

System Response

INCLUDE ISU_VERARB OBJECT DOKU ID TX

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?

Reverse all budget billing requests
Delete the budget billing plan

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

TU278 - Details

• The SAP error message TU278, which states "You cannot delete budget billing plan &1 (deregulation)," typically occurs in the context of deregulated energy markets where budget billing plans are involved. This error indicates that the system is preventing the deletion of a budget billing plan due to certain constraints or conditions that are in place.
  
  Cause:
  
  Active Transactions: The budget billing plan may be linked to active transactions or contracts that are currently in use.
  Regulatory Constraints: In deregulated markets, there may be regulatory requirements that prevent the deletion of certain billing plans.
  Data Integrity: The system may have integrity checks that ensure that budget billing plans cannot be deleted if they are associated with other financial documents or processes.
  Status of the Billing Plan: The billing plan may be in a status that does not allow for deletion (e.g., it may be finalized or closed).
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Check Dependencies: Review any active contracts or transactions associated with