How To Fix AU158 - Closed fiscal years for areas &1 and &2 differ by more than &3 years

AU158 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: AU - FI-AA utility program error messages

• Message number: 158

• Message text: Closed fiscal years for areas &1 and &2 differ by more than &3 years

What causes this issue?

The last closed fiscal years for depreciation areas &v1& and &v2& are
separated by more than &v3& years.

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 the settings of the depreciation areas for the closed fiscal
years. The closed fiscal years of the areas are not allowed to be more
than &v3& years apart.

Procedure for System Administrators

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message AU158 - Closed fiscal years for areas &1 and &2 differ by more than &3 years ?

  The SAP error message AU158 indicates that there is a discrepancy in the closed fiscal years between two different areas (usually referring to different ledgers or accounting areas) in the system. This error typically arises when you attempt to perform a transaction that requires consistency in the fiscal year settings across different accounting areas, but the closed fiscal years differ by more than the specified number of years.
  
  Cause:
  
  Different Fiscal Year Settings: The fiscal year settings for the two areas (e.g., company code and controlling area) are not aligned. One area may have closed fiscal years that extend further into the past or future than the other.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be configuration issues in the SAP system where the fiscal year variant settings are not consistent across the relevant areas.
  Data Migration or Changes: If there have been recent changes to the fiscal year settings or data migration activities, this could lead