How To Fix FMHIE044 - Source year is later than target year

FMHIE044 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FMHIE - Budget Hierarchies

• Message number: 044

• Message text: Source year is later than target year

What causes this issue?

The system uses a derivation strategy to derive the target address when
you copy the hierarchy to another fiscal year. The derivation strategy
tool does not support reverse derivation. However, the target fiscal
year you entered is before the source fiscal year.

System Response

Process stops.

How to fix this error?

Change the entry.

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.

FMHIE044 - Details

• The SAP error message FMHIE044 indicates that there is a mismatch between the source year and the target year in a financial transaction or posting. This error typically occurs in the context of budget management or financial planning when trying to transfer or manipulate budget data across different fiscal years.
  
  Cause:
  The error arises when:
  
  You are trying to post a budget or a financial transaction for a source year that is later than the target year. For example, if you are trying to transfer budget data from 2024 to 2023, the system will throw this error because it does not allow moving data from a future year to a past year.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the FMHIE044 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check the Fiscal Year Settings: Ensure that the fiscal year settings in your SAP system are correctly configured. Verify the fiscal year variant and the periods defined for each year.
  
  
  Adjust the Source