How To Fix FC202 - Fiscal year variant & is not defined

FC202 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FC - FI configuration error messages

• Message number: 202

• Message text: Fiscal year variant & is not defined

What causes this issue?

You have specified a fiscal year variant that is not defined for the
company code in question. This means that you cannot yet maintain any
posting periods.

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?

Define the fiscal year variants specified for the company code from the
Accounting Configuration menu under the menu path <LS>Environment ->
Fiscal year -> Fiscal year variant</>.
Alternatively, you can allocate the company code to an already-defined
fiscal year variant via the following menu sequence in the Accounting
Configuration menu: <LS>Environment -> Company code -> Global
parameters</>.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message FC202 - Fiscal year variant & is not defined ?

  The SAP error message FC202, which states "Fiscal year variant & is not defined," typically occurs when the system cannot find the specified fiscal year variant in the configuration. This can happen in various scenarios, such as during the posting of financial documents or when running reports that require fiscal year information.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Configuration: The fiscal year variant has not been defined in the system.
  Incorrect Assignment: The fiscal year variant is not correctly assigned to the company code or the controlling area.
  Typographical Error: There may be a typo in the fiscal year variant code being used in the transaction.
  Transport Issues: If the configuration was transported from another system, it may not have been properly imported.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Define the Fiscal Year Variant:
  
  Go to the SAP Easy Access screen.
  Navigate to SPRO ? Financial Accounting ? Financial Accounting Global Settings ? Fiscal Year Change ? Define Fiscal Year Variant.
  Check if the fiscal year variant exists. If