How To Fix FC198 - No.of posting periods not equal to those in assigned controlling area

FC198 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FC - FI configuration error messages

• Message number: 198

• Message text: No.of posting periods not equal to those in assigned controlling area

What causes this issue?

The company code fiscal year variant and the allocated controlling
areas have different numbers of posting periods.

System Response

Warning.

How to fix this error?

Check your settings
for the company code

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

for the allocated controlling areas

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message FC198 - No.of posting periods not equal to those in assigned controlling area ?

  The SAP error message FC198 ("No. of posting periods not equal to those in assigned controlling area") typically occurs when there is a mismatch between the number of posting periods defined in the controlling area and the number of posting periods defined in the company code or other related entities. This can happen during various financial transactions, such as posting journal entries or running reports.
  
  Cause:
  
  Mismatch in Posting Periods: The controlling area and the company code have different settings for the number of posting periods. For example, if the controlling area is set to have 12 posting periods, but the company code is set to have only 10, this error will occur.
  
  Configuration Issues: Changes in configuration settings for either the controlling area or the company code without proper alignment can lead to this error.
  Period Locking: If certain periods are locked in one area but not in the other, it can also