How To Fix AC585 - Fiscal year variant &2 is not different in company code &1

AC585 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: AC - Error messages from Asset Customizing

• Message number: 585

• Message text: Fiscal year variant &2 is not different in company code &1

What causes this issue?

Fiscal year variant &V2& that is entered in company code &V1& is not
different from the fiscal year variant defined in the General Ledger
(&V3&).

System Response

When you leave the transaction, the system does not save a separate
fiscal year variant in Asset Accounting.

How to fix this error?

You only need to enter a fiscal year variant in this transation if the
fiscal year variant used in Asset Accounting is different from the
fiscal year variant used in the FI General Ledger.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

Smart SAP Assistant

• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message AC585 - Fiscal year variant &2 is not different in company code &1 ?

  The SAP error message AC585 indicates that there is an issue with the fiscal year variant configuration for a specific company code. This error typically arises when the fiscal year variant assigned to a company code is not different from the fiscal year variant assigned to another company code, which can lead to inconsistencies in financial reporting and asset accounting.
  
  Cause:
  
  Duplicate Fiscal Year Variants: The company code is assigned a fiscal year variant that is identical to another company code's fiscal year variant.
  Configuration Error: There may be a misconfiguration in the assignment of fiscal year variants to company codes in the system.
  Incorrect Settings: The fiscal year variant settings may not have been properly defined or differentiated for the company codes involved.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Fiscal Year Variant Assignment:
  
  Go to the SAP transaction code OB29 (or navigate through the menu: SPRO > Financial Accounting > Financial Accounting Global Settings > Fiscal Year > Maintain Fiscal