How To Fix FMAVC528 - AVC Ledger &1 already exists

FMAVC528 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FMAVC - Message class AVC funds management

• Message number: 528

• Message text: AVC Ledger &1 already exists

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FMAVC528 - Details

• The SAP error message FMAVC528 indicates that an AVC (Availability Control) ledger already exists for the specified controlling area or fiscal year. This error typically occurs when you attempt to create a new AVC ledger in a controlling area where one already exists, which can happen during the configuration of availability control in SAP.
  
  Cause:
  
  Existing AVC Ledger: The primary cause of this error is that an AVC ledger has already been created for the specified controlling area and fiscal year.
  Incorrect Configuration: There may be an attempt to create a duplicate ledger due to incorrect configuration or misunderstanding of the system's current state.
  System Migration or Upgrade: If the system has been recently migrated or upgraded, existing ledgers may not have been properly accounted for.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Existing Ledgers: 
  
  Navigate to the transaction code S_ALR_87013558 or FMAVC_LEDGER to view existing AVC ledgers. Confirm if the ledger you are trying to create already exists.
  
  
  
  Use Existing Ledger: