How To Fix AC279 - The fiscal year & to be copied has not yet been created.

AC279 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: AC - Error messages from Asset Customizing

• Message number: 279

• Message text: The fiscal year & to be copied has not yet been created.

What causes this issue?

You entered a source fiscal year that has not yet been created in the
system.

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 that already exists in the system.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message AC279 - The fiscal year & to be copied has not yet been created. ?

  The SAP error message AC279 indicates that the fiscal year you are trying to copy has not yet been created in the system. This error typically occurs when you are attempting to perform a task that involves copying data from one fiscal year to another, such as during the year-end closing process or when setting up new fiscal periods.
  
  Cause:
  
  Fiscal Year Not Created: The primary cause of this error is that the fiscal year you are trying to copy data to has not been defined in the system.
  Incorrect Configuration: There may be a misconfiguration in the fiscal year settings or the periods associated with it.
  Data Entry Error: The fiscal year number entered may be incorrect or may not match the existing fiscal years in the system.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the AC279 error, follow these steps:
  
  
  Check Fiscal Year Configuration:
  
  Go to the SAP transaction code OB29 (for defining fiscal year variants).
  Verify that the fiscal year