How To Fix FICO1047 - Data overlap: valid to date of previous period was deleted

FICO1047 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FICO1 -

• Message number: 047

• Message text: Data overlap: valid to date of previous period was deleted

What causes this issue?

The dates entered for the validity period overlap with the validity
dates of another period for this condition.
You entered a <LS>valid-from date</> that is before the <LS>valid-to
date</> of the previous period.

System Response

The system deletes the <LS>valid-to date</> of the previous period. As a
result, the period is implicitly limited by the <LS>valid-from date</>
of the current period, which means that the previous period is valid up
to the <LS>valid-from date</> of the current period minus one calendar
day.

How to fix this error?

If you do not want the system to delete the <LS>valid-to date</> of the
previous period, switch to the previous period and enter a <LS>valid-to
date</> that is before the <LS>valid-from date</> of the current period.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message FICO1047 - Data overlap: valid to date of previous period was deleted ?

  The SAP error message FICO1047, which states "Data overlap: valid to date of previous period was deleted," typically occurs in the context of financial accounting (FI) and controlling (CO) modules when there is an inconsistency in the date ranges of master data or transaction data. This error indicates that there is a conflict with the validity periods of certain data entries, often related to periods that have already been closed or posted.
  
  Cause:
  
  
  Data Overlap: The error usually arises when you attempt to change or delete a record that has a validity period that overlaps with another record. For example, if you have a record that is valid until a certain date, and you try to delete or modify it, the system detects that this action would create an inconsistency in the data.
  
  
  Period Closing: If a financial period has been closed and you attempt to make changes to data that affects that