How To Fix ACC_AA312 - Company code &1: Fiscal year variant must match &2/&3

ACC_AA312 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: ACC_AA - Message Class for Function Group ACC_AA

• Message number: 312

• Message text: Company code &1: Fiscal year variant must match &2/&3

What causes this issue?

You have defined an alternative fiscal year variant at depreciation area
level.
The fiscal year variant in the source depreciation area and in the
target depreciation area do <ZH>not</> match.
When implementing a new accounting principle, it is mandatory that the
assigned fiscal year variants match. This is the only way to ensure that
the data can be posted again 1:1, and that reconciliation between the
two accounting principles is possible (for example, with financial
statements, profit and loss statement, and asset history sheet).

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?

Check in Customizing for <LS>Asset Accounting</> under
<DS:SIMG.ORFA_BEW_GJAHR_VAR_A.0D898E4FE4626657E10000000A428C91>Specify
Other Variants on Depreciation Area Level</>, which fiscal year variant
you have defined for the source depreciation area and the target
depreciation area.
Make sure that the same fiscal year variant is defined in the target
depreciation area as in the source depreciation area.

Procedure for System Administrators

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message ACC_AA312 - Company code &1: Fiscal year variant must match &2/&3 ?

  The SAP error message ACC_AA312 indicates that there is a mismatch between the fiscal year variant assigned to the company code and the one assigned to the asset. This error typically occurs when you are trying to post an asset transaction (like acquisition, transfer, or retirement) and the fiscal year variants do not align.
  
  Cause:
  
  Mismatch of Fiscal Year Variants: The company code has a specific fiscal year variant assigned to it, and the asset also has a different fiscal year variant assigned. This discrepancy leads to the error.
  
  Configuration Issues: The fiscal year variant for the company code and the asset may not have been configured correctly in the system.
  Incorrect Asset Master Data: The asset master data may have been set up with a fiscal year variant that does not correspond to the company code's fiscal year variant.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Company Code Configuration:
  
  Go to the transaction code OBY6 to check the fiscal year variant