How To Fix FMCY006 - The target and source period intervals must be the same length

FMCY006 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FMCY - Copy budget data

• Message number: 006

• Message text: The target and source period intervals must be the same length

What causes this issue?

You have selected different period intervals for the source and target
version.

System Response

The number of source periods must be the same as the number of target
periods.

How to fix this error?

Correct your entries by entering the same number of source and target
periods.

Procedure for System Administrators

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

FMCY006 - Details

• The SAP error message FMCY006 indicates that there is a mismatch in the length of the target and source period intervals when performing a financial operation, such as a budget transfer or a planning activity. This error typically arises in the context of financial planning and controlling (FICO) modules, particularly when dealing with budget management or planning scenarios.
  
  Cause:
  The error occurs when:
  
  The source period (the period from which you are transferring or copying data) and the target period (the period to which you are transferring or copying data) do not have the same number of periods. For example, if you are trying to transfer data from a quarterly period to a monthly period, the lengths of the intervals do not match.
  There may be a configuration issue in the fiscal year variant or the period settings in the system.
  The periods selected for the source and target do not align correctly in terms