How To Fix FAC_BTT_PERIOD021 - Posting period & isn't maintained for company code & Ledger & BT type &

FAC_BTT_PERIOD021 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FAC_BTT_PERIOD - Message class for open/close period with BTT

• Message number: 021

• Message text: Posting period & isn't maintained for company code & Ledger & BT type &

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FAC_BTT_PERIOD021 - Details

• The SAP error message FAC_BTT_PERIOD021 indicates that a specific posting period is not maintained for a given company code, ledger, and business transaction type (BT type). This error typically arises in the context of financial postings, particularly when dealing with asset accounting or similar modules.
  
  Cause:
  The error occurs when:
  
  The posting period for the specified company code and ledger is not defined in the system.
  The business transaction type (BT type) being used does not have a valid posting period assigned.
  The posting period is closed or not open for the specified date of the transaction.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Posting Periods:
  
  Go to the transaction code OB52 (or use the menu path: Financial Accounting > Financial Accounting Global Settings > Document > Document Control > Open and Close Posting Periods).
  Verify that the posting period for the relevant company code and ledger is open for the date you are trying