How To Fix FC321 - Company code & contains documents, cannot therefore be deleted

FC321 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FC - FI configuration error messages

• Message number: 321

• Message text: Company code & contains documents, cannot therefore be deleted

What causes this issue?

Accounting documents have already been posted for company code &V1&.
It is therefore not possible to delete this company code.

System Response

Messsage saying that company code &V1& will not be deleted.

How to fix this error?

If you really want to delete company code &V1&, you must first delete
the transaction data in this company code.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message FC321 - Company code & contains documents, cannot therefore be deleted ?

  The SAP error message FC321 indicates that a specific company code contains documents, which prevents it from being deleted. This is a common issue when trying to delete a company code in SAP, as the system requires that all associated financial documents and transactions be cleared before a company code can be removed.
  
  Cause:
  
  Existing Documents: The company code has financial documents (like invoices, payments, etc.) that are still active or posted in the system.
  Open Periods: There may be open accounting periods that contain transactions related to the company code.
  Dependencies: Other modules or components (like Asset Accounting, Controlling, etc.) may have dependencies on the company code.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the FC321 error and successfully delete the company code, follow these steps:
  
  
  Identify Existing Documents:
  
  Use transaction codes like FB03 (Display Document) or FBL1N (Vendor Line Item Display) to check for any existing documents related to the company code.
  Run reports to identify any open items or transactions.
  
  
  
  Clear