How To Fix FCC1042 - Successor &1 of task &2 does not exist in template

FCC1042 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FCC1 - Messages in Financial Closing Cockpit

• Message number: 042

• Message text: Successor &1 of task &2 does not exist in template

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message FCC1042 - Successor &1 of task &2 does not exist in template ?

  The SAP error message FCC1042, which states "Successor &1 of task &2 does not exist in template," typically occurs in the context of project management or process modeling within SAP, particularly when dealing with task dependencies in a project template.
  
  Cause:
  This error usually arises due to one of the following reasons:
  
  
  Missing Successor Task: The task that is defined as a successor (indicated by &1) does not exist in the project template (indicated by &2). This can happen if the task was deleted or not properly defined in the template.
  
  
  Incorrect Task Configuration: There may be a misconfiguration in the task dependencies, where a task is referencing a successor that has not been created or is incorrectly named.
  
  
  Template Corruption: The project template itself may be corrupted or not properly set up, leading to missing links between tasks.
  
  
  Data Migration Issues: If data has been migrated from another system or template, there may be inconsistencies