How To Fix FCO_SFIN012 - &1 line items linked between COEP and BSEG

FCO_SFIN012 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FCO_SFIN - FI-CO Simplified Financials

• Message number: 012

• Message text: &1 line items linked between COEP and BSEG

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FCO_SFIN012 - Details

• The SAP error message FCO_SFIN012 indicates that there are inconsistencies between the line items in the COEP (Controlling Document Line Items) table and the BSEG (Accounting Document Segment) table. This error typically arises during the reconciliation process between Controlling (CO) and Financial Accounting (FI) modules, particularly when trying to execute certain transactions or reports that require consistency between these two tables.
  
  Cause:
  
  
  Data Inconsistency: The most common cause of this error is that there are line items in COEP that do not have corresponding entries in BSEG, or vice versa. This can happen due to various reasons, such as:
  
  Manual adjustments or postings that were not properly recorded in both CO and FI.
  Data migration issues where not all relevant data was transferred correctly.
  Deletions or changes in one table that were not mirrored in the other.
  
  
  
  Posting Errors: Errors during posting transactions that affect both CO and FI can lead to inconsistencies.
  
  
  
  Configuration Issues: Incorrect configuration