How To Fix FARC005 - Ledger &1, company code &2, fiscaly year &3 will not be compressed

FARC005 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FARC - Archiving FI Objects

• Message number: 005

• Message text: Ledger &1, company code &2, fiscaly year &3 will not be compressed

What causes this issue?

Ledger &V1&, company code &V2&, and fiscal year &V3& are not compressed
for one of the following reasons:
Archiving is not possible due to the document type life of archiving
It is the current fiscal year
The incorrect fiscal year variant is specified

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.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message FARC005 - Ledger &1, company code &2, fiscaly year &3 will not be compressed ?

  The SAP error message FARC005 indicates that the system is unable to compress the specified ledger for a given company code and fiscal year. This typically occurs in the context of the SAP Financial Accounting (FI) module, particularly when dealing with the archiving and compression of financial documents.
  
  Cause:
  The error can be caused by several factors, including:
  
  Incomplete Data: There may be incomplete or inconsistent data in the ledger that prevents compression.
  Open Items: There might be open items in the ledger that need to be cleared before compression can occur.
  
  Configuration Issues: The configuration settings for the ledger or company code may not be set up correctly.
  Document Types: Certain document types may not be eligible for compression.
  Technical Issues: There could be underlying technical issues, such as database locks or inconsistencies in the database.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the FARC005 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Open Items: Review the ledger for any open items that