How To Fix CNV_20400_CHECK005 - All involved Controlling areas using the same fiscal year variant &1

CNV_20400_CHECK005 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: CNV_20400_CHECK - Messages for check functions (controlling area merge)

• Message number: 005

• Message text: All involved Controlling areas using the same fiscal year variant &1

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CNV_20400_CHECK005 - Details

• The SAP error message CNV_20400_CHECK005 indicates that there is an issue with the fiscal year variants in the controlling areas involved in a specific process, typically during a data migration or conversion process. This error suggests that all the controlling areas must use the same fiscal year variant for the operation to proceed.
  
  Cause:
  The error occurs when:
  
  You have multiple controlling areas in your SAP system, and they are configured with different fiscal year variants.
  The process you are trying to execute (often related to data migration or conversion) requires that all controlling areas involved share the same fiscal year variant.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Fiscal Year Variants:
  
  Go to the SAP transaction code OB29 (Define Fiscal Year Variants) to review the fiscal year variants assigned to each controlling area.
  Identify the fiscal year variants used by the controlling areas involved in the process.
  
  
  
  Align Fiscal Year Variants:
  
  If the controlling areas