How To Fix 8Z251 - You have not activated Inflation Accounting for FI in inflation method &

8Z251 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 8Z - Messages for Inflation Adjustment

• Message number: 251

• Message text: You have not activated Inflation Accounting for FI in inflation method &

What causes this issue?

You have assigned an inflation method to the selected company code
where the indicator 'FI inflation active' is not set.

System Response

The system cannot perform inflation adjustments for the selected
company code.

How to fix this error?

Please change the indicator in the inflation method definition or
assign a different inflation method to the selected company code in
the company code customizing settings.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message 8Z251 - You have not activated Inflation Accounting for FI in inflation method & ?

  The SAP error message 8Z251 indicates that inflation accounting has not been activated for the Financial Accounting (FI) module using the specified inflation method. This error typically arises when you attempt to perform operations that require inflation accounting, but the necessary configuration has not been completed.
  
  Cause:
  
  Inflation Accounting Not Activated: The primary cause of this error is that inflation accounting has not been activated for the specified inflation method in the system.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be missing or incorrect configuration settings related to inflation accounting in the SAP system.
  Incorrect Method: The inflation method being referenced may not be properly set up or may not exist in the system.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you need to activate inflation accounting for the relevant inflation method. Here are the steps to do this:
  
  
  Access the Configuration Settings:
  
  Go to the SAP Easy Access screen.
  Navigate to the following path: SPRO -> SAP Reference IMG -> Financial Accounting (New)