How can we avoid error messages in the progress report?
First, never enter amounts with more than two digits after the decimal point into the reports, as this will mostly lead to an error message. The only exception here is the exchange rate which is required to enter as four digits after the decimal point. Second, avoid copying of cells from other files or entering of formulas into the cells of the official progress reports (compiled report prepared by the lead partner) or do it very carefully. The copy function might destroy the formatting of the cells and this way some warning messages might stop working. The lead partners should be aware when calculating the own contribution in FR_5 (progress report) that the reporting form checks for each partner whether the sum of the Programme co-financing and the own contribution is exactly equal to the total expenditure. In cases where the ERDF/Norwegian co-financing amount had to be rounded up, the sums might slightly differ. Therefore please keep in mind that the own contribution (unpaid voluntar
