How To Fix AA884 - Company code &: Assets, values, transactions were already archived.

AA884 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: AA - Messages for Asset Accounting

• Message number: 884

• Message text: Company code &: Assets, values, transactions were already archived.

What causes this issue?

You tried to repeat the archiving run for one or more fiscal years
for assets, asset values and transactions in company code &V1&.
However, an archiving run was already carried out for this company
code.

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?

You can reduce the minimum retention period for assets and asset
values in Customizing.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

AA884 - Details

• The SAP error message AA884 indicates that the system has detected that the asset data for a specific company code has already been archived. This typically occurs when you attempt to perform operations on assets that have been archived, such as posting transactions or making changes to asset master data.
  
  Cause:
  
  Archiving Process: The archiving process in SAP is designed to remove old or unnecessary data from the database to improve performance. Once assets are archived, they are no longer available for standard transactions.
  Transaction Attempt: You may be trying to post a transaction (like an acquisition or transfer) or make changes to an asset that has already been archived.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Check Archive Status: Verify if the asset in question has indeed been archived. You can do this by checking the archive tables or using transaction codes like SARA (Archive Administration) to see the archived data.
  Restore Archived Data: If you need to access the archived