How To Fix FI674 - Fiscal year variant in FM area & must not be changed

FI674 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FI - TR-FM Funds Management

• Message number: 674

• Message text: Fiscal year variant in FM area & must not be changed

What causes this issue?

You must not change the fiscal year variant in Cash Budget Management
or Funds Management for FM area &V1& if actual data already exists for
FM area &V1&, or if one or more of the company codes assigned to FM
area &V1& is active.

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?

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

FI674 - Details

• The SAP error message FI674 ("Fiscal year variant in FM area & must not be changed") typically occurs in the context of Funds Management (FM) when there is an attempt to change the fiscal year variant for a specific Funds Management area that is not allowed. This error is often encountered during configuration changes or when trying to post transactions that involve fiscal year settings.
  
  Cause:
  
  Inconsistent Configuration: The fiscal year variant for the Funds Management area has been set and is not allowed to be changed after certain transactions or postings have been made.
  Locked Configuration: The fiscal year variant may be locked due to existing data or transactions that reference it.
  Incorrect Settings: The system may be configured in a way that does not allow changes to the fiscal year variant for the specified FM area.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Review Configuration: Check the configuration settings for the Funds Management area in transaction code SPRO. Navigate to:
  
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