How To Fix F7268 - Specify a unique fiscal year

F7268 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: F7 - Program Error Messages

• Message number: 268

• Message text: Specify a unique fiscal year

What causes this issue?

You have selected the update of data for the electronic tax return and
restrict the reporting period using fiscal months. In this case, you can
only specify the fiscal year.

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?

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

F7268 - Details

• The SAP error message F7268, which states "Specify a unique fiscal year," typically occurs when there is an issue with the fiscal year settings in the system. This error is often encountered during financial transactions or when trying to post documents in the SAP system.
  
  Cause:
  
  Duplicate Fiscal Year Entries: The error usually arises when there are multiple entries for the same fiscal year in the system, which confuses the system as it cannot determine which entry to use.
  Incorrect Configuration: The fiscal year variant may not be set up correctly, leading to conflicts in fiscal year definitions.
  Missing Fiscal Year: The fiscal year you are trying to use may not be defined in the system.
  Period Locking: The fiscal year might be locked for posting, which can also lead to this error.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Fiscal Year Variants:
  
  Go to the transaction code OB29 (Maintain Fiscal Year Variants).
  Verify that the fiscal year variant is correctly defined and that