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2144763 - Initiate Activity Button Is Grayed Out or Not Editable in Closing Cockpit

Symptom

Initiate Activity button is grayed out or not editable for a period-end activity.

Environment

 SAP Business ByDesign

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Go to General Ledger work center.
  2. Go to Closing Cockpit view and select Closing Cockpit sub-view.
  3. Select the respective period end close in question.
  4. Choose Edit.
  5. Select the row corresponding to the relevant Activity Type to initiate the activity.
  6. The Initiate activity button is grayed out.

Cause

Initiate Activity button will be active and editable only to the processor to whom this particular task is assigned.

Resolution

If the processor is no longer responsible for the task or is no longer with the company, the responsible employee can update the processor. This ensures the newly assigned processor can initiate the activity, enabling the button required to perform the manual task.

Keywords

Closing Cockpit, Period-end Close, Initiate Activity, Grayed out, Disabled, Processor, Responsible Employee , KBA , SRD-FIN-GL , General Ledger , How To

Product

SAP Business ByDesign all versions