How To Fix FINS_FI_FYV_MAINT026 - Maintain the fiscal years in fiscal year variant &1 sequentially.

FINS_FI_FYV_MAINT026 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FINS_FI_FYV_MAINT - Fiscal Year Variant Maintenance

• Message number: 026

• Message text: Maintain the fiscal years in fiscal year variant &1 sequentially.

What causes this issue?

In fiscal year variant &V1&, FY &V2&, and FY &V3& are not sequential.

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?

Maintain the fiscal years in fiscal year variant &V1& sequentially.
Under <LS>Periods</>, you can maintain fiscal years 2018, 2019, and
2020.
However, you cannot maintain only 2018 and 2020 because these fiscal
years are not sequential.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

FINS_FI_FYV_MAINT026 - Details

• The SAP error message FINS_FI_FYV_MAINT026 indicates that there is an issue with the configuration of fiscal years in a specific fiscal year variant. This error typically arises when the fiscal years are not maintained in a sequential order, which is a requirement in SAP for proper financial reporting and processing.
  
  Cause:
  The error occurs when:
  
  The fiscal years defined in the fiscal year variant are not in chronological order.
  There may be gaps or overlaps in the fiscal years.
  The fiscal year variant is incorrectly configured, leading to inconsistencies.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you need to ensure that the fiscal years in the specified fiscal year variant are maintained sequentially. Here are the steps to do this:
  
  
  Access the Configuration:
  
  Go to the SAP Easy Access screen.
  Navigate to SPRO ? IMG ? Financial Accounting (New) ? Financial Accounting Global Settings (New) ? Fiscal Year Change ? Maintain Fiscal Year Variant.
  
  
  
  Select the Fiscal Year Variant:
  
  Find and select the fiscal