How To Fix FINS_BCF_EN136 - The first balance carryforward run must be from fiscal year &4.

FINS_BCF_EN136 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FINS_BCF_EN - Balance Carry Forward

• Message number: 136

• Message text: The first balance carryforward run must be from fiscal year &4.

What causes this issue?

For ledger &V1& and company code &V2&, you want to run the balance
carryforward for the first time and carry forward balances from fiscal
year &V3& to the following fiscal year.
However, transactional data exists in fiscal year &V4& that hasn?t been
carried forward to fiscal year &V4&. This data would be ignored.

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?

Run the balance carryforward from fiscal year &V4& to the following
fiscal years, consecutively<(>,<)> up to fiscal year &V3&.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

Smart SAP Assistant

• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message FINS_BCF_EN136 - The first balance carryforward run must be from fiscal year &4. ?

  The SAP error message FINS_BCF_EN136 indicates that there is an issue with the balance carryforward process in the Financial Accounting (FI) module. Specifically, the error states that the first balance carryforward run must be from a specific fiscal year, which is indicated by the placeholder &4.
  
  Cause:
  This error typically occurs when:
  
  You are attempting to execute a balance carryforward for a fiscal year that is not the first fiscal year in the system.
  The system expects the carryforward process to start from the initial fiscal year defined in the configuration, and any attempt to carry forward balances from subsequent years will trigger this error.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Fiscal Year Settings:
  
  Verify the fiscal year settings in your SAP system. Ensure that the fiscal year you are trying to carry forward balances from is indeed the first fiscal year defined in your configuration.
  
  
  
  Execute Carryforward for the Correct Year:
  
  If you