How To Fix FR012 - Valuation areas must be different

FR012 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FR - Messages for FI Reporting

• Message number: 012

• Message text: Valuation areas must be different

What causes this issue?

The valuation areas for the currency to be valuated and the valuation
area for the remeasurement or translation are identical.

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?

Use different valuation areas.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

FR012 - Details

• The SAP error message FR012 ("Valuation areas must be different") typically occurs in the context of inventory management and valuation in SAP. This error indicates that there is an attempt to perform an operation (such as a goods movement or a valuation adjustment) that involves two valuation areas that are not distinct from each other. Valuation areas in SAP are used to define how materials are valued in different organizational units, such as plants or company codes.
  
  Cause:
  
  Same Valuation Area: The error usually arises when the system detects that the valuation areas involved in a transaction are the same, which is not allowed for the operation being performed.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be a configuration issue in the material master or in the settings for the valuation areas.
  Incorrect Transaction Data: The data entered in the transaction may be incorrect, leading to the system interpreting that the same valuation area is being used.
  
  
  Solution:
  
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