How To Fix FINS_FI_FYV_MAINT020 - FY variant &1 was changed without generating the periods in FY &2.

FINS_FI_FYV_MAINT020 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FINS_FI_FYV_MAINT - Fiscal Year Variant Maintenance

• Message number: 020

• Message text: FY variant &1 was changed without generating the periods in FY &2.

What causes this issue?

To generate the periods in FY &V2&, please select <LS>Periods</> on the
navigation screen.

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?

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

FINS_FI_FYV_MAINT020 - Details

• The SAP error message FINS_FI_FYV_MAINT020 indicates that a fiscal year variant (FY variant) has been modified without generating the necessary periods for the specified fiscal year. This typically occurs in the context of financial accounting when changes are made to the fiscal year variant settings, but the corresponding periods for the fiscal year have not been created or updated accordingly.
  
  Cause:
  
  Modification of Fiscal Year Variant: The fiscal year variant has been changed (e.g., adding or removing periods, changing the number of periods, etc.) after the fiscal year has already been defined.
  Missing Periods: The periods for the specified fiscal year have not been generated or updated to reflect the changes made to the fiscal year variant.
  Inconsistent Data: There may be inconsistencies between the fiscal year variant settings and the actual periods defined in the system.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Check Fiscal Year Variant Settings:
  
  Go to the transaction code OB29