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API Error saving engagement for the field 'UseBODailyConversion' (2014)

SYMPTOMS

When updating an engagement via API, an error message for the field 'UseBODailyConversion' is raised.

ERROR
Level2: Error: ErrNo=-17; Message=Business rule exception. The UseBODailyConversion can be true only for Initiatives  with daily billing type. -1: 
Level2: Error: Number= -9 Message= Unknown error. Update Engagement failed


RESOLUTION

This message means a setting was enabled that is only available for engagements with daily or mixed/daily billing type. In the user interface, this setting corresponds to the field:

  Billing Type - Use daily conversion rates from the billing office.

For an hourly engagment, this setting is not available and must not be specified.