How To Fix AC009 - Inv.supp. &1: Enter a required period of retention

AC009 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: AC - Error messages from Asset Customizing

• Message number: 009

• Message text: Inv.supp. &1: Enter a required period of retention

What causes this issue?

You can specify a period of time during which the asset must be
retained, in order for investment support &V1& to be applicable. The
system displays a message if the asset is retired within this specified
time period.

System Response

This message is for informational purposes only, and can be ignored.

How to fix this error?

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.

AC009 - Details

• The SAP error message AC009, which states "Inv.supp. &1: Enter a required period of retention," typically occurs in the context of asset accounting when you are trying to process an asset that requires a retention period to be specified. This error is often related to the configuration of asset management settings in SAP.
  
  Cause:
  The error is triggered when:
  
  An asset is being created or modified, and the system requires a retention period to be defined for the asset.
  The asset master data does not have a specified retention period, which is necessary for compliance or reporting purposes.
  The configuration settings in the asset accounting module may not be set up correctly to handle retention periods.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the AC009 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Asset Master Data:
  
  Go to the asset master record (transaction code AS02 for change or AS01 for create).
  Ensure that the "Retention Period" field is filled in. If it is empty,