How To Fix 1B_ARCHIVING017 - Last balance carried forward

1B_ARCHIVING017 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 1B_ARCHIVING - BKK: Archiving

• Message number: 017

• Message text: Last balance carried forward

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message 1B_ARCHIVING017 - Last balance carried forward ?

  The SAP error message 1B_ARCHIVING017 ("Last balance carried forward") typically occurs during the archiving process in SAP, particularly when dealing with financial data. This message indicates that the system has detected that there are still balances that need to be carried forward, which prevents the archiving of certain data.
  
  Cause:
  The error is usually caused by one of the following reasons:
  
  Uncleared Balances: There are still open items or balances in the financial documents that have not been cleared or settled.
  Incomplete Year-End Closing: The year-end closing process has not been completed, which means that balances from the previous fiscal year have not been carried forward to the new fiscal year.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be configuration settings in the financial module that are not set correctly, preventing the system from recognizing that balances can be archived.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Open Items:
  
  Use transaction codes like FBL1N (Vendor Line Item