How To Fix TU610 - Budget billing plan cannot be created; Deregulation

TU610 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 610

• Message text: Budget billing plan cannot be created; Deregulation

What causes this issue?

Contracts &V1& and &V2& from contract account &V3& belong to a mandatory
group and must therefore be invoiced together.
The system cannot create the budget billing plan for these contracts
because, in the contract data, the following fields in the tab page
section <LS>Deregulation</> do not correspond:
<DS:DE.SERVICE_PROV>Service provider</>
<DS:DE.INVOICING_PARTY>Inv. Service provider</>
<DS:DE.SERVPROV_PAY>Payment Class</>

System Response

The budget billing plan is not created. Processing is terminated.

How to fix this error?

You can select the following solutions:
Change the indicator for <DS:DE.E_GEMFAKT>joint invoicing</> so that
contracts &V1& and &V2& no longer have to be invoiced together.
OR
Make sure that all the deregulation fields <LS>Service Provider</>,
<LS>Inv. Service Provider</> or <LS>Payment Class</> correspond in
all contracts that have to be invoiced together.

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.

TU610 - Details

• The SAP error message TU610, which states "Budget billing plan cannot be created; Deregulation," typically occurs in the context of utilities billing within the SAP system, particularly when dealing with budget billing plans in a deregulated market. Here’s a breakdown of the cause, potential solutions, and related information:
  
  Cause:
  
  Deregulated Market: The error indicates that the system is configured for a deregulated market where certain rules and regulations apply. In such markets, budget billing plans may not be allowed or may require specific conditions to be met.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be configuration settings in the SAP system that are not aligned with the requirements for creating a budget billing plan in a deregulated environment.
  Master Data Issues: The customer or contract account master data may not be set up correctly, which can prevent the creation of a budget billing plan.
  Missing Authorizations: The user attempting to create the budget billing plan may lack the