How To Fix UCM1004 - The sum of percentage rates exceeds 100 %

UCM1004 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: UCM1 - Messages for Explicit Values Maintenance

• Message number: 004

• Message text: The sum of percentage rates exceeds 100 %

What causes this issue?

You are maintaining an explicit distribution key with percentages.
However, the sum of the percentages is greater than 100%.

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?

Change the percentages so that the sum does not exceed 100%.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

UCM1004 - Details

• The SAP error message UCM1004, which states "The sum of percentage rates exceeds 100 %," typically occurs in the context of configuring or processing certain financial transactions, such as in the area of cost allocation, budgeting, or pricing. This error indicates that the total of the percentage rates assigned to a particular item or group exceeds the allowable limit of 100%.
  
  Cause:
  
  
  Incorrect Percentage Allocation: The most common cause is that the sum of the percentage rates assigned to various components (e.g., cost centers, profit centers, or other allocation objects) exceeds 100%. For example, if you have three items with rates of 50%, 30%, and 30%, the total would be 110%, which triggers this error.
  
  
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be a misconfiguration in the settings related to the allocation of costs or revenues, leading to incorrect percentage calculations.
  
  
  Data Entry Errors: Manual entry errors during the setup of percentage rates can lead to this