How To Fix AA963 - Legacy data transfer not possible. (FYear change for year & necessary)

AA963 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: AA - Messages for Asset Accounting

• Message number: 963

• Message text: Legacy data transfer not possible. (FYear change for year & necessary)

What causes this issue?

You want to carry out legacy data transfer on &V2&.
Value transfer takes place for the year &V1&. The system has <ZH>not</>
yet opened this year technically.

System Response

The system does <ZH>not</> allow the legacy data transfer.

How to fix this error?

Perform the fiscal year change in year &V1& for company code &V3&.

Procedure for System Administrators

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

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

AA963 - Details

• The SAP error message AA963, which states "Legacy data transfer not possible. (FYear change for year & necessary)," typically occurs in the context of Asset Accounting (FI-AA) when there is an attempt to transfer legacy data for an asset, but the fiscal year change has not been properly executed or is not allowed for the specified year.
  
  Cause:
  
  Fiscal Year Change Not Executed: The fiscal year change for the relevant company code and fiscal year has not been performed. This is necessary to allow for the transfer of legacy data.
  Incorrect Configuration: The configuration settings for the asset accounting module may not be set up correctly, preventing the transfer of legacy data.
  Data Transfer Timing: The legacy data transfer is being attempted in a period that is not allowed due to the fiscal year change process.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Execute Fiscal Year Change:
  
  Go to the transaction code AJAB (Fiscal Year Change) in SAP.
  Ensure that the fiscal year change