How To Fix AC679 - Caution: Reporting for the past is no longer possible!

AC679 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: AC - Error messages from Asset Customizing

• Message number: 679

• Message text: Caution: Reporting for the past is no longer possible!

What causes this issue?

You deselected the "time-independent organizational units" indicator,
and now want to manage organizational units in the future as
time-dependent in asset master records of company code &v1&.
It is not possible to completely reverse this change for assets, in
which the assignment to organizational units has already been processed
(while the "time-independent management..." indicator was set). All
time intervals for the organizational assignments "business area" and
"cost center" (and thereby also implicitly for "profit center") of
these assets have the same value. Therefore, it is <ZH>no longer</>
possible to report on these assets <ZH>in the past</> using the history
of these organizational units.
Any change you make now becomes effective for these assets only in the
future.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message AC679 - Caution: Reporting for the past is no longer possible! ?

  The SAP error message AC679, which states "Caution: Reporting for the past is no longer possible," typically occurs in the context of Asset Accounting (FI-AA) when you attempt to run reports or perform transactions that involve periods that have been closed in the system. This is a cautionary message indicating that the reporting period you are trying to access is no longer open for posting or reporting.
  
  Cause:
  
  Closed Posting Periods: The most common cause of this error is that the posting period for the asset transactions you are trying to report on has been closed. In SAP, once a period is closed, no further postings or adjustments can be made for that period.
  Configuration Settings: The system may be configured to restrict reporting on closed periods to prevent inconsistencies in financial reporting.
  Authorization Issues: Sometimes, the user may not have the necessary authorizations to access certain periods or reports.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Check Posting Periods: Verify the