How To Fix BRAIN328 - Hierarchy "&1" is defective because fiscal year variant &2 does not exist

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: BRAIN -

• Message number: 328

• Message text: Hierarchy "&1" is defective because fiscal year variant &2 does not exist

What causes this issue?

Hierarchy &V1& is based on fiscal year variant &V2&. However, this
fiscal year variant does not exist in the system. The hierarchy cannot
therefore be used.

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?

Either create fiscal year variant &V2& or do not use hierarchy &V1&.

Procedure for System Administrators

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message BRAIN328 - Hierarchy "&1" is defective because fiscal year variant &2 does not exist ?

  The SAP error message BRAIN328 indicates that there is a problem with a hierarchy in the Business Intelligence (BI) or Business Warehouse (BW) system. Specifically, it states that the hierarchy you are trying to use is defective because the fiscal year variant specified does not exist in the system.
  
  Cause:
  
  
  Missing Fiscal Year Variant: The fiscal year variant referenced in the hierarchy does not exist in the system. This could be due to:
  
  The fiscal year variant was deleted or not created.
  The hierarchy is referencing an incorrect or outdated fiscal year variant.
  
  
  
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be configuration issues in the BW system where the hierarchy is defined, leading to inconsistencies.
  
  
  Transport Issues: If the hierarchy was transported from one system to another (e.g., from development to production), the fiscal year variant may not have been included in the transport.
  
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Fiscal Year Variant:
  
  Go to the SAP transaction code OB29 to check the existing fiscal year