How To Fix AA691 - Enter fiscal year

AA691 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: AA - Messages for Asset Accounting

• Message number: 691

• Message text: Enter fiscal year

What causes this issue?

In order to carry out periodic posting of depreciation, you must enter
a valid 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?

Enter a fiscal year which is still open for Asset Accounting.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

AA691 - Details

• The SAP error message AA691: Enter fiscal year typically occurs in the Asset Accounting (FI-AA) module when a user attempts to perform an action that requires a fiscal year to be specified, but it has not been provided. This error can arise in various scenarios, such as when trying to post an asset transaction, create a new asset, or run a report that requires fiscal year information.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Fiscal Year: The fiscal year field is not filled in the transaction or report you are trying to execute.
  
  Configuration Issues: The system may not be properly configured to recognize the fiscal year for the asset transactions.
  User Input Error: The user may have overlooked entering the fiscal year in the relevant fields.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Enter Fiscal Year: Ensure that you enter the fiscal year in the relevant field when prompted. This is usually a required field in asset transactions.
  Check Transaction Settings: If you are using a specific