How To Fix BP397 - The year of the financial result must be <= fiscal year &1

BP397 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: BP - Budgeting and planning

• Message number: 397

• Message text: The year of the financial result must be <= fiscal year &1

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BP397 - Details

• The SAP error message BP397 indicates that there is an issue with the financial year being referenced in a business process, typically related to the posting of financial results or transactions. The error message states that the year of the financial result must be less than or equal to the specified fiscal year (&1). This usually occurs when there is an attempt to post or process financial data for a year that is either in the future or not allowed based on the system's configuration.
  
  Cause:
  
  Future Year Posting: The most common cause is that the system is trying to post a financial result for a year that is greater than the current fiscal year or the last closed fiscal year.
  Fiscal Year Configuration: The fiscal year settings in the system may not allow postings to certain years, especially if they are closed or if the configuration restricts future postings.
  Incorrect Data Entry: There