How To Fix AP292 - Controlling area &1 has different fiscal year variant &3 from &2

AP292 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: AP - Investment program messages

• Message number: 292

• Message text: Controlling area &1 has different fiscal year variant &3 from &2

What causes this issue?

The controlling areas in the program positions of an investment program
have to have the same fiscal year variant as the program definition.
However, fiscal year variant &V3& of controlling area &V1& is not the
same as fiscal year variant &V2& of the program definition.

System Response

Entry is not allowed.

How to fix this error?

Correct your entry.
Caution: If you are generally converting to one new fiscal year variant
(for example, you are changing from a calendar year to a non-calendar
fiscal year, or vice versa), then: <ZH>first</> change the fiscal year
variant within the controlling areas involved. <ZH>Then</> you can
modify the fiscal year variant in the investment program definition
without any problems.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message AP292 - Controlling area &1 has different fiscal year variant &3 from &2 ?

  The SAP error message AP292 indicates that there is a mismatch in the fiscal year variants between the controlling area and the company code. Specifically, it means that the controlling area (identified by &1) has a different fiscal year variant (&3) than the one assigned to the company code (&2).
  
  Cause:
  
  Different Fiscal Year Variants: The controlling area and the company code are set up with different fiscal year variants. This can happen if the controlling area was created with a fiscal year variant that does not match the one assigned to the company code.
  
  Configuration Issues: This error can also arise from incorrect configuration settings in the SAP system, where the fiscal year variants were not aligned during the setup of the controlling area and company code.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you need to ensure that the fiscal year variants for the controlling area and the company code are the same. Here are