How To Fix AA297 - Deactivation cannot be cancelled. Fiscal year & is closed

AA297 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: AA - Messages for Asset Accounting

• Message number: 297

• Message text: Deactivation cannot be cancelled. Fiscal year & is closed

What causes this issue?

You cannot cancel the deactivation date &V1&. Cancellation is not
possible, since deactivation was performed in a closed fiscal
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?

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

AA297 - Details

• The SAP error message AA297 ("Deactivation cannot be cancelled. Fiscal year & is closed") typically occurs in the Asset Accounting (FI-AA) module when you attempt to cancel a deactivation of an asset in a closed fiscal year. This error indicates that the fiscal year for the asset in question has been closed, and therefore, any changes to asset transactions, including deactivations, cannot be processed.
  
  Cause:
  
  Closed Fiscal Year: The primary cause of this error is that the fiscal year for the asset has been closed. In SAP, once a fiscal year is closed, no further postings or changes can be made to that year.
  Deactivation Process: You may have attempted to deactivate an asset and then cancel that deactivation, but since the fiscal year is closed, the system does not allow this action.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Check Fiscal Year Status: Verify the status of the fiscal year for the asset. You can do this by checking the