How To Fix FCO_COST_CENTER005 - The new validity period overlaps with validity period &1.

FCO_COST_CENTER005 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FCO_COST_CENTER - Manage Cost Center

• Message number: 005

• Message text: The new validity period overlaps with validity period &1.

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FCO_COST_CENTER005 - Details

• The SAP error message FCO_COST_CENTER005 indicates that there is an issue with the validity periods of cost centers in the system. Specifically, it means that the new validity period you are trying to set for a cost center overlaps with an existing validity period for that same cost center.
  
  Cause:
  This error typically occurs when:
  
  You are trying to create or change a cost center with a validity period that conflicts with an already existing cost center's validity period.
  The start date or end date of the new validity period falls within the range of an existing validity period.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Existing Validity Periods:
  
  Go to the transaction code KS01 (Create Cost Center) or KS02 (Change Cost Center) and check the existing validity periods for the cost center in question.
  Identify the existing validity periods that are causing the overlap.
  
  
  
  Adjust the New Validity Period:
  
  Modify the start date and/or end