SAP Knowledge Base Article - Public

1849047 - Error Message "Settings cannot be changed It is not possible to make immediate changes to this activity"

Symptom

When you try to do Change Immediately for a fine tuning activity (Ex: Expense Reporting - <Country> or Expense Reimbursement Group), system displays below error message:

Settings cannot be changed

It is not possible to make immediate changes to this activity

Environment

SAP Business ByDesign

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Go to the Business Configuration work center.
  2. Select the Overview view.
  3. Search for the fine tuning activity Expense Reporting - <Country>.
  4. Select the Change Immediately button.
  5. Select the Edit Per Diem Regions link.

Cause

In the fine tuning activity Expense Reporting - <Country>, there are 5 sub division and the Change Immediately is possible only for Define Rate Types and Edit Expense Reimbursement Groups (only first tab that is Groups for Receipt Reimbursement).

All other options in this fine tuning activity in Expense Reporting - <Country> are not change immediately.

Resolution

So, if your requirement is to update the Edit Per Diem Regions, you can create a new change project and include the fine tuning activity Expense Reporting - <Country>.

Then you will be able to make the required changes.

This resolution is applicable to any fine tuning activity which ends up in able error message

Keywords

error, settings cannot be changed, immediate changes to this activity, change immediately, expense reporting, fine tuning, , KBA , AP-RC-BCT , Business Config. Tools (SAP Business ByDesign , Product Enhancement

Product

SAP Business ByDesign all versions