Availability Control - Error in triggering Warning Message

[Former Member]

Hi Experts,

I am activating availability control for budget using Activation Type 1- Automatic activation. Set tolerance limit as 90 and using Action 1- Warning.

When i budget in CJ30 by copying 100 % planned cost, it gives a warning saying availability check and i save it as i felt it is a standard. SAP behaviour.

In project, when i confirm the activity till 100% actual cost posting i dont get any warning message at all. But i tried adding new activity and planned cost in the same project later. So when it exceeds even little more than 100 % budget value and i try to save it, that time the Warning message is triggering.

Please suggest a solution.

Regards,

Kabir

[Former Member]

Also, don't forget to run CJBN everytime you've done any changes on budget setting

Regards,

-K-

[prabu_kaliappan]

HI,

When your availability control will be active???.When u save the budget or when u release the budget????

Regards

Prabu

[Former Member]

Hi Prabu,

When i save the budget in CJ30 itself the availability control check and gives me warning message then i save it.

But i want this warning to be triggered after actual cost posting / confirmation of activities and during saving of project in CJ20N. It triggers Availability control Warning message only when actual cost exceeds 100 % whereas i want it to be done for 90 %.

Please advise.

Regards,

Kabir

[Former Member]

1-check again ur tolerance limit,

make sure u have set action as "1" for warning at 90%

and u have set action as "3" for error message at 101%.

2- check the cost element u r using is not under exempt cost element.

3- chech any user status is restricting in activation the availability control.

ashis

[Former Member]

Hi Ashis,

I have checked the following also,

1. I have used Action '1' for 90 % . I didnt use other actions 2 & 3 even.

2. Cost element that we are using is not under exempt cost element

3. I have not maintained any user status.

Couldn't understand why Warning is triggered after 100 %. It should trigger at 90 % itself

Please suggest.

Regards,

Kabir

[Former Member]

In Budget Profile transaction OPS9

Please Tick the option Releases

and then check if it solves ur problem.

Regards,

Nitin

[Former Member]

Hi Nitin,

I ticked on Releases indicator also in OPS9. It's not solving the issue

Following changes happend,

1. It's not triggering warning even when it exceeds 100 %. Earlier it was triggered.

2. No warning message when i save budget in CJ30. Earlier it was triggered

So i have now unticked again on the releases indicator. Same condition prevails.

Regards,

Kabir

Edited by: Kabir on Mar 5, 2009 1:19 PM

[Former Member]

hi,

In this case AVAC will get active when you will release the budget in transaction CJ32.

try this and then check any error you are getting.

Regards,

Nitin

[Former Member]

Hi Nitin,

Thank you for the reply.

I tried the following;

1. Did budgetting in CJ30, copied 100 % planned cost and saved it. Got warning message while saving.

2. Released 90% budget in CJ32.

3. Then confirmed activities in CJ20N and actual cost posted for project. Again, till 100 % no warning message is triggered. But when it crosses slightly 100 % of the actual cost, then warning message is triggering.

Please advise if the above process is correct. Issue remains.

Regards,

Kabir

[Former Member]

In Define Tolerance limits,

Please do two settings as follows,

first for usage 90% take Activity as 1 (Warning)

second for usage 100% take activity as 3(Error Message).

check whether this works, also run CJBN.

Regards,

Nitin

[Former Member]

Hi Nitin,

I did as you said above. Its triggering the error message when the actual cost exceeds 100 %. It's working fine though i didnt try for this action 3 earlier.

But i dont understand why its not triggering action 1, warning at 90 % or more. Anymore suggestions please.

@Kealin - Thanks for the reply.

Thank you,

Kabir

[former_member203108]

What is the warning message you get when u save ur budget?

[Former Member]

Hi Rifaee,

Following is the warning message i get during budget saving in CJ30. I copied 100 % of planned cost for budget.

*Budget Checks / Availability Control

Warnings were detected

Do you want to save your entries?*

To all others: Warning message, action 1 is not getting triggered above 90%. But error message,action 3 triggers above 100 %. Issue remains. Any clues please?

Regards,

Kabir

[Former Member]

CLOSING THE THREAD.

[prabu_kaliappan]

HI,

When your availability control will be active???.When u save the budget or when u release the budget????

Regards

Prabu

[Former Member]

Hi

Kindly check for which activity groups you had activated.

Thanks

Prem

[Former Member]

Hi Prem,

I have activated it for '++' all activity groups.

Regards,

Kabir