How To Fix FI859 - Enter fiscal year and period

FI859 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FI - TR-FM Funds Management

• Message number: 859

• Message text: Enter fiscal year and period

What causes this issue?

The fields From-fiscal year, From-period, To fiscal year and To period
are not filled in correctly.

System Response

How to fix this error?

You must specify From-fiscal year, From-period, To-fiscal year, To-
period.
These specifications must either refer to the FM area or the fund.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

FI859 - Details

• The SAP error message FI859 ("Enter fiscal year and period") typically occurs when a user attempts to post a financial transaction without specifying the required fiscal year and period. This error is common in the Financial Accounting (FI) module of SAP.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Fiscal Year and Period: The user has not entered the fiscal year and period in the transaction screen.
  Incorrect Configuration: The system may not be configured correctly to recognize the fiscal year and periods.
  Posting Date Issues: The posting date may fall outside the defined fiscal year or period.
  User Authorization: The user may not have the necessary authorizations to post in the specified fiscal year or period.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Enter Fiscal Year and Period: Ensure that you fill in the fiscal year and period fields in the transaction screen before attempting to post.
  Check Posting Date: Verify that the posting date you are using falls within the open periods of the fiscal year. You can