How To Fix CNV_20200_CHECK168 - Participating company codes with and without fiscal year variant

CNV_20200_CHECK168 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: CNV_20200_CHECK - Messages for check functions (company code merge)

• Message number: 168

• Message text: Participating company codes with and without fiscal year variant

What causes this issue?

The are participating company codes with and without fiscal year
variant.
Reference company code &V1& has fiscal year variant &V2&.
This fiscal year variant will take priority in the company code settings
by default.

System Response

Error

How to fix this error?

There is at least one company code without a fiscal year variant. Check
your Customizing settings for the fiscal year variant, specify a fiscal
year variant and run the check again.

Procedure for System Administrators

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

CNV_20200_CHECK168 - Details

• The SAP error message CNV_20200_CHECK168 typically arises during the data migration process, particularly when using the SAP S/4HANA Migration Cockpit or similar tools. This error indicates that there are inconsistencies between participating company codes in terms of their fiscal year variants.
  
  Cause:
  The error occurs when there are company codes that have different fiscal year variants. In SAP, a fiscal year variant defines the financial year and the periods within it. If you are trying to migrate or consolidate data from multiple company codes, all participating company codes must have the same fiscal year variant to ensure consistency in financial reporting and data integrity.
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Identify Company Codes: Determine which company codes are involved in the migration and check their fiscal year variants. You can do this by navigating to the configuration settings in SAP:
  
  Use transaction code OB29 to view the fiscal year variants assigned