How To Fix BP162 - Different exchange rate types/values in reference year & and tgt year &

BP162 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: BP - Budgeting and planning

• Message number: 162

• Message text: Different exchange rate types/values in reference year & and tgt year &

What causes this issue?

The reference and target <GL:version>version</> contain different
exchange rate types/value dates in the settings for the financial year.
Copying is not possible because individual calculations were done on
the overall planning value level.

System Response

Processing is terminated.

How to fix this error?

Contact your system administrator or other person authorized for
customizing.
Actions for the system administrator
Reconcile the exchange rate type/value dates in the settings for the
fiscal year for the affected versions.

<DS:TRAN.OKEQ>Proceed</>
ENDIF

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message BP162 - Different exchange rate types/values in reference year & and tgt year & ?

  The SAP error message BP162 indicates that there is a discrepancy in the exchange rate types or values between the reference year and the target year in a business partner (BP) transaction. This error typically arises when you are trying to perform a transaction that involves currency conversion, and the system detects that the exchange rates for the specified years do not match or are not set up correctly.
  
  Cause:
  
  Exchange Rate Configuration: The exchange rates for the reference year and target year may not be configured correctly in the system. This can happen if the rates are missing, incorrect, or if different exchange rate types are being used.
  Data Inconsistency: There may be inconsistencies in the data entered for the business partner, such as different currencies or incorrect settings in the master data.
  Currency Type Mismatch: The currency types used in the reference and target years may not align, leading to this error.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
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