How To Fix FC362 - The valuation is not allowed to be changed in a live system.

FC362 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FC - FI configuration error messages

• Message number: 362

• Message text: The valuation is not allowed to be changed in a live system.

What causes this issue?

You want to activate cost-of-sales accounting for company code &V1&.
However, FM areas are assigned to the company code and the functional
area was activated in Funds Management.
The system does not support this combination of functional area and
cost-of-sales accounting.

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 FC362 - The valuation is not allowed to be changed in a live system. ?

  The SAP error message FC362, "The valuation is not allowed to be changed in a live system," typically occurs when there is an attempt to change the valuation method or valuation parameters for an asset in a live (production) environment. This is a safeguard in SAP to prevent unintended changes that could affect financial reporting and asset management.
  
  Cause:
  
  Live System Restrictions: In a live system, certain configurations and settings are locked to maintain data integrity and compliance with accounting standards.
  Valuation Method Change: Attempting to change the valuation method (e.g., from historical cost to fair value) for an asset that has already been posted can trigger this error.
  Asset Already in Use: If the asset has transactions (e.g., acquisitions, retirements, or depreciation) posted against it, changing its valuation is not permitted.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Review Asset Status: Check if the asset has any transactions posted. If it does, you may need to create a new asset with