How To Fix FICUSTOM336 - Dif. cash effectivity year of PO/earmarked funds &3/&4; see long text

FICUSTOM336 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FICUSTOM - Customizable Messages for Funds Management

• Message number: 336

• Message text: Dif. cash effectivity year of PO/earmarked funds &3/&4; see long text

What causes this issue?

You are processing a purchase order that refers to the earmarked funds
&V3& / Item &V4&. This message is to notify you that the year of cash
effectivity of the purchase order item ( &V1& ) differs from the year of
cash effectivity of the earmarked funds item ( &V1& ).
Where does the year of cash effectivity come from?
For the earmarked funds, the system normally determines the year of the
cash effectivity from the due date.
For a purchase order, the system normally determines the year of cash
effectivity from the delivery date and the terms of payment.
Note that the fiscal year change can affect the year of cash
effectivity.

How to fix this error?

Use different earmarked funds or change the purchase order.

Procedure for System Administrators

You can use this check to ensure that the year of cash effectivity is
consistent throughout the entire business process.
The delivery setting for this message is a warning. You can change the
message type in Customizing activity <DS:SIMG._ISPSFM_BUD_SM30>Change
Message Control</>.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

FICUSTOM336 - Details

• The SAP error message FICUSTOM336 indicates a discrepancy between the cash effectivity year of a Purchase Order (PO) and the earmarked funds. This error typically arises in the context of financial accounting and controlling, particularly when dealing with budget management and fund allocation.
  
  Cause:
  The error occurs when there is a mismatch between the cash effectivity year of the Purchase Order and the earmarked funds. This can happen due to several reasons:
  
  Incorrect Year Assignment: The PO may be assigned to a different fiscal year than the earmarked funds.
  Budget Availability: The earmarked funds may not be available for the fiscal year in which the PO is being processed.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be configuration settings in the system that are not aligned with the organization's financial policies or practices.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check the PO Details:
  
  Review the Purchase Order to ensure that the cash effectivity year is correctly set.