How To Fix CNV_20211_CHECK137 - Participating companies do not use FI-LC

CNV_20211_CHECK137 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: CNV_20211_CHECK - Messages for check functions (company conversion)

• Message number: 137

• Message text: Participating companies do not use FI-LC

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CNV_20211_CHECK137 - Details

• The SAP error message CNV_20211_CHECK137 indicates that there is an issue related to the Financial Accounting (FI) module, specifically concerning the use of the FI-LC (Financial Accounting - Legal Consolidation) functionality. This error typically arises during data migration or conversion processes, particularly when using SAP's Conversion Tools or during the implementation of SAP S/4HANA.
  
  Cause:
  The error message "Participating companies do not use FI-LC" suggests that the system is trying to perform an operation that requires the participating companies to be set up for legal consolidation (FI-LC), but they are not configured to use this functionality. This can happen if:
  
  The participating company codes are not set up for legal consolidation in the system.
  The configuration for FI-LC is incomplete or missing for the relevant company codes.
  The data migration process is attempting to consolidate data for companies that are not configured for FI-LC.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Configuration:
  
  Verify that