How To Fix AA286 - Man.maint.year earlier than closed fiscal year & (Correct)

AA286 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: AA - Messages for Asset Accounting

• Message number: 286

• Message text: Man.maint.year earlier than closed fiscal year & (Correct)

What causes this issue?

The manual maintenance year must be the same or later than the last
year, &V1&, in which the base insurance year was updated.
This year is displayed during master data maintenance. It is either
the last closed fiscal year, or, when a year-end closing has already
been carried out, it is the last updated base insurance year.

System Response

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

How to fix this error?

Correct your entry.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

AA286 - Details

• The SAP error message AA286 ("Man. maint. year earlier than closed fiscal year") typically occurs in the Asset Accounting (FI-AA) module when you attempt to perform a manual adjustment or maintenance on an asset for a fiscal year that has already been closed. This is a safeguard to prevent changes to financial data that could affect reporting and compliance.
  
  Cause:
  The error arises when:
  
  You are trying to post a transaction (like a manual depreciation adjustment) for a fiscal year that is earlier than the last closed fiscal year in the system.
  The system settings prevent any changes to closed fiscal years to maintain data integrity.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can consider the following options:
  
  
  Check Fiscal Year Settings:
  
  Verify the fiscal year settings in your SAP system. Ensure that the fiscal year you are trying to post to is indeed closed.
  
  
  
  Post to the Correct Year:
  
  If the transaction is valid, you may need to post it