How To Fix FICUSTOM086 - FM fiscal year falls before fiscal year of the related invoice

FICUSTOM086 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FICUSTOM - Customizable Messages for Funds Management

• Message number: 086

• Message text: FM fiscal year falls before fiscal year of the related invoice

What causes this issue?

The document that you have posted references document &V1&\&V2&\&V3&.
Document &V1&\&V2&\&V3& is in fiscal year &V4& in Funds Management.
The posting is rejected because the documents have different fiscal
years.

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?

You have the following options:
Post the current document in accordance with the Funds Management fiscal
year.
Use fiscal year change operations in Funds Management to adjust the
fiscal year of the Funds Management document accordingly.
You can deactivate this message.
<ZH>Note</>
Note that inconsistencies can arise between the Funds Management data
and the FI data in this case. We therefore advise <ZH>against</>
deactivating this message.

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 FICUSTOM086 - FM fiscal year falls before fiscal year of the related invoice ?

  The SAP error message FICUSTOM086 indicates that there is a mismatch between the fiscal year of a financial document (such as a journal entry or a payment) and the fiscal year of the related invoice. This typically occurs when you are trying to post a transaction that references an invoice from a different fiscal year than the one you are currently working in.
  
  Cause:
  
  Fiscal Year Mismatch: The most common cause is that the invoice you are trying to reference was created in a different fiscal year than the one you are currently in. For example, if the invoice was created in 2022 and you are trying to post a transaction in 2023, this error will occur.
  Document Type Restrictions: Certain document types may have restrictions that prevent posting to a fiscal year that is not aligned with the related documents.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be configuration settings in the SAP system that restrict