How To Fix TU609 - Yearly advance payment in connection with deregulation is not permitted

TU609 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 609

• Message text: Yearly advance payment in connection with deregulation is not permitted

What causes this issue?

Contract account &V1& participates in the
<DS:GLOS.3526BE1FAFAB52B9E10000009B38F974>yearly advance payment</>
(YAP).
You want to create a budget billing plan for contract &V2&.
<DS:DE.INVOICING_PARTY>Invoicing service provider</> &V3& is maintained
in this contract.
However, contracts that are regulated by a third party are not supposed
to have budget billing plans with YAP.

System Response

The budget billing plan is created without the YAP object.

How to fix this error?

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

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

TU609 - Details

• The SAP error message TU609, which states "Yearly advance payment in connection with deregulation is not permitted," typically occurs in the context of SAP's handling of financial transactions, particularly in relation to advance payments and deregulated markets (such as energy or utilities).
  
  Cause:
  This error usually arises due to the following reasons:
  
  
  Regulatory Restrictions: In certain deregulated markets, regulations may prohibit advance payments for specific services or products. This is often to protect consumers and ensure fair practices.
  
  
  
  Configuration Issues: The SAP system may not be configured correctly to handle advance payments in the context of deregulated services. This could be due to missing settings or incorrect parameters in the configuration.
  
  
  Transaction Type: The type of transaction being processed may not be compatible with advance payments under the current regulatory framework.
  
  
  Master Data Issues: There may be issues with the master data related to the customer or the service being billed, which could lead to this