How To Fix BRAIN220 - There may not be more than 199 fiscal year variants

BRAIN220 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: BRAIN -

• Message number: 220

• Message text: There may not be more than 199 fiscal year variants

What causes this issue?

The values for the fiscal year variants are converted into an internal
integer value, the master data ID (SID). This SID may not be greater
than 199 for the fiscal year variant.
The value can be exceeded when either more than 199 entries are in table
T009 or if there are omissions in the number assignment.

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?

If you have more than 199 fiscal year variants, you should determine how
many of them you actually use and delete the rest.
Check the status of the number range responsible for the SID assignment
of 0FISCVARNT. To do this, in InfoObject maintenance for 0FISCVARNT,
choose <LS>Extras</> <LS>-> Number Range Object -> For SIDs</>.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

Smart SAP Assistant

• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message BRAIN220 - There may not be more than 199 fiscal year variants ?

  The SAP error message BRAIN220 indicates that there is a limitation in the number of fiscal year variants that can be created in the system. Specifically, the system restricts the number of fiscal year variants to a maximum of 199. This error typically occurs when an attempt is made to create or modify a fiscal year variant that would exceed this limit.
  
  Cause:
  
  Exceeding Limit: The primary cause of this error is that the system already has 199 fiscal year variants defined, and any attempt to create a new one will trigger this error.
  
  Configuration Issues: Sometimes, the error may arise due to incorrect configuration or attempts to duplicate existing fiscal year variants.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Review Existing Fiscal Year Variants: Check the existing fiscal year variants in your SAP system. You can do this by navigating to the configuration settings for fiscal year variants (Transaction Code: OB29).
  Delete Unused Variants: If there are any fiscal year variants