How To Fix A5118 - Approval years are not identical.

A5118 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: A5 - Summarization in Investment Management

• Message number: 118

• Message text: Approval years are not identical.

What causes this issue?

The system can only update summarization data for one approval year.
However, the system found that there are different approval years in
different data records, or that the approval year in a data record is
different from the one in the global parameter (approval years &V1& and
&V2&).

System Response

Data is not updated.

How to fix this error?

If you are using your own program, make sure that the approval year is
the same in all data records and in the global parameter. If you are
using a standard SAP program, contact the SAP Hotline.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

A5118 - Details

• The SAP error message A5118, "Approval years are not identical," typically occurs in the context of financial or controlling modules, particularly when dealing with budget approvals or planning scenarios. This error indicates that there is a mismatch in the approval years for the data being processed.
  
  Cause:
  The error arises when there are discrepancies between the approval years of different entries or documents. For example, if you are trying to approve a budget or a plan that spans multiple years, and the years do not match across the entries, SAP will trigger this error.
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the A5118 error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Check Approval Years: Review the entries or documents you are trying to process. Ensure that all entries have the same approval year. This may involve checking the relevant fields in the document or transaction.
  
  
  Adjust Entries: If you find that some entries have different approval years, you will need to adjust