How To Fix FAGL_REPORTING_EN001 - Posting dates may differ depending on fiscal year variant

FAGL_REPORTING_EN001 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FAGL_REPORTING_EN - FAGL_REPORTING_EN

• Message number: 001

• Message text: Posting dates may differ depending on fiscal year variant

What causes this issue?

If you specify a fiscal year and posting period the posting dates depend
on the fiscal year variant assigned to the relevant combination of
company code and ledger.

How can this happen?

Your selection restrictions contain company code C100 and C200. Company
code C100 uses fiscal year variant K4 (January - December), company code
C200 uses fiscal year variant V3 (April - March).
If you specify fiscal year 2020 and posting period 012 the program will
select data posted in December 2020 for company code C100 and data
posted in March 2021 for company code C200.

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?

Take these dependencies into account during your analysis.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

Smart SAP Assistant

• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message FAGL_REPORTING_EN001 - Posting dates may differ depending on fiscal year variant ?

  The SAP error message FAGL_REPORTING_EN001 indicates that there is a discrepancy in the posting dates based on the fiscal year variant. This typically occurs when you are trying to post a document that has a posting date that does not align with the fiscal year variant settings in your SAP system.
  
  Cause:
  
  Fiscal Year Variant Mismatch: The posting date you are trying to use may not fall within the allowed range of the fiscal year variant assigned to the company code or the specific account.
  Different Fiscal Year Variants: If you are working with multiple company codes or accounts that have different fiscal year variants, this error can occur when the posting date is valid for one variant but not for another.
  Period Closing: The period for the posting date may already be closed in the fiscal year variant settings, preventing any postings in that period.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Check Posting Date: Verify the posting date you are