How To Fix FQ257 - Company codes are assigned to different posting days

FQ257 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FQ - Payment Requests and Payment Program

• Message number: 257

• Message text: Company codes are assigned to different posting days

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message FQ257 - Company codes are assigned to different posting days ?

  The SAP error message FQ257 indicates that there is a mismatch in the posting periods for different company codes involved in a transaction. This typically occurs when you are trying to post a document that involves multiple company codes, and those company codes have different posting periods or posting day settings.
  
  Cause:
  
  Different Posting Periods: The company codes involved in the transaction have different fiscal year variants or posting periods defined in their configuration.
  Posting Day Settings: The posting day settings for the company codes may not align, meaning one company code allows postings on certain days while the other does not.
  Transaction Type: The type of transaction being processed may require that all company codes involved have the same posting day settings.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Posting Periods:
  
  Go to the transaction code OB52 to check the posting periods for each company code.
  Ensure that the posting periods for all company codes involved in the transaction are open and