How To Fix FARR_RAI691 - Items with initial load value '' or 2 not considered in step &1 &2

FARR_RAI691 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FARR_RAI - Revenue Accounting Item

• Message number: 691

• Message text: Items with initial load value '' or 2 not considered in step &1 &2

What causes this issue?

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

System Response

Using the @B4@ <LS>Initial Load</> pushbutton in the revenue accounting
item monitor, you tried to process revenue accounting item(s) that
either do not originate from an initial load or where the value of the
initial load field is 2 (Initial load due to new accounting principle).
You can only process revenue accounting items that do not originate from
an initial load using transation FARR_RAI_PROC (<LS>Process Revenue
Accounting Items</>) or the @B4@ <LS>Process</> pushbutton in the
revenue accounting item monitor.
<ZH>Note</>
You must process revenue accounting items where the value of the initial
load field is ' ' (No initial load) using the @B4@ <LS>Process</>
pushbutton.
You must process revenue accounting items where the value of the initial
load field is 1 (Initial load due to new company code) using the @B4@
<LS>Initial Load</> pushbutton.
You <ZH>cannot</> process revenue accounting items where the value of
the initial load field is 2 (Initial load due to new accounting
principle) using the @B4@ <LS>Process</> or @B4@ <LS>Initial Load</>
pushbuttons.
To make sure you select the correct items for processing or initial
load, display the initial load column in the output list of the revenue
accounting item monitor.

How to fix this error?

Use transaction FARR_RAI_PROC <LS>Process Revenue Accounting Items</> or
the @B4@ <LS>Process</> pushbutton to process the revenue accounting
items.

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 FARR_RAI691 - Items with initial load value '' or 2 not considered in step &1 &2 ?

  The SAP error message FARR_RAI691 typically occurs in the context of Asset Accounting (FI-AA) during the processing of asset transactions, particularly when dealing with initial load values for assets. This error indicates that certain items are not being considered in a specific step of the processing due to their initial load values being either empty ('') or set to 2.
  
  Cause:
  
  Initial Load Value: The error suggests that the asset items being processed have an initial load value that is either not set (empty) or set to 2. In the context of asset accounting, this could mean that the system is expecting a specific value that indicates the status or type of the asset, and the current value does not meet that expectation.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be configuration issues in the asset accounting settings that define how initial load values are handled.
  Data Integrity: There could be data integrity issues where the asset