How To Fix FAA_POST018 - &1 Depreciation area &2: More than two open fiscal years

FAA_POST018 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FAA_POST - FIAA Posting Messages (Object-Oriented Kernel)

• Message number: 018

• Message text: &1 Depreciation area &2: More than two open fiscal years

What causes this issue?

The year of the posting (&V3&) differs from the fiscal year currently
open by one or two years in company code &V1&, depreciation area &V2&.
This is <ZH>not</> allowed for posting depreciation areas. With a
difference of two or more fiscal years, the balance carryforward of
values in the current fiscal year are <ZH>no longer</> correct, which
can cause incorrect documents in subsequent postings (such as partial
retirement).

System Response

To avoid data inconsistencies, the posting must be terminated.

How to fix this error?

Postings with integration in Financial Accounting are only allowed in
the current fiscal year or in the year directly before.

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.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message FAA_POST018 - &1 Depreciation area &2: More than two open fiscal years ?

  The SAP error message FAA_POST018 indicates that there are more than two open fiscal years for a specific depreciation area in the Asset Accounting module. This error typically arises when you attempt to post a transaction (like a depreciation run) that is not allowed due to the configuration of the fiscal years.
  
  Cause:
  
  Open Fiscal Years: The system allows postings only to the current fiscal year and the previous fiscal year. If there are more than two open fiscal years for a depreciation area, the system will prevent any postings to ensure data integrity.
  Configuration Settings: The configuration settings for the asset accounting may have been set to allow more than two open fiscal years, which is not standard practice.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the FAA_POST018 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Open Fiscal Years:
  
  Go to the Asset Accounting configuration and check the open fiscal years for the specific depreciation area.
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