How To Fix FI778 - Fund and FM area have different number of fiscal year variant periods

FI778 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FI - TR-FM Funds Management

• Message number: 778

• Message text: Fund and FM area have different number of fiscal year variant periods

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FI778 - Details

• The SAP error message FI778 indicates that there is a mismatch between the fiscal year variant periods defined for a Fund and the corresponding Funds Management (FM) area. This typically occurs when the fiscal year variant assigned to the Fund does not match the fiscal year variant assigned to the FM area, leading to inconsistencies in how periods are defined and managed.
  
  Cause:
  
  Mismatch in Fiscal Year Variants: The Fund and the FM area are configured with different fiscal year variants, which means they have different numbers of periods (e.g., 12-month fiscal year vs. 13-period fiscal year).
  Configuration Errors: Incorrect configuration in the Fund or FM area settings can lead to this error.
  Changes in Configuration: If there have been recent changes to the fiscal year variant settings for either the Fund or the FM area, this can lead to discrepancies.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Fiscal Year Variant Settings:
  
  Go to the configuration settings for both the Fund and