SAP Message AP197 - Next higher WBS element already has its own budget

Diagnosis
WBS element &V1& is assigned to an investment program position, or isto be assigned to an investment program position.
The following settings have been made for this program position:

  • All WBS elements that are subordinate to this position should receive
  • their budget solely from budget distribution from this programposition.
    • All WBS elements that are above WBS element &V1& in the hierarchy, as
    • well as those that are above the WBS elements that are subordinate toWBS element &V1& (in other words, these superior WBS elements are in a"path" above WBS element &V1&), should also be budgeted automatically,meaning they can only receive budgets equaling the amount entered forthe budget distribution. These superior WBS elements should only bebudgeted automatically in this way, that is, they are not allowed tohave their own, distributable budget.
      However, at least one WBS element, which is above WBS element &V1&,already has its own, distributable budget.

      Procedure
      First reduce the existing distributable budget of the WBS element(s)above WBS element &V1& to zero (for example, by using budget returns).You can display the distributable budget in each project budgetingfunction by setting the view for "distributable."