How To Fix G06071 - Historical exchange rate: Reported investment data has book value of zero

G06071 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: G06 - SAP Cons - Error Message re. Consolidation of Investments

• Message number: 071

• Message text: Historical exchange rate: Reported investment data has book value of zero

What causes this issue?

In the additional financial data for investments entered for
activity/activity number &V2&, period/fiscal year &V4&, and upper unit
&V3&, both the book value in local currency and the book value in group
currency for investee unit &V1& equals zero.

System Response

Investment data with a book value of zero in both the local currency and
the group currency is used with a quotient of one in the calculation of
the historical exchange rate.

How to fix this error?

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

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message G06071 - Historical exchange rate: Reported investment data has book value of zero ?

  The SAP error message G06071, which states "Historical exchange rate: Reported investment data has book value of zero," typically occurs in the context of financial reporting and currency conversion in SAP systems, particularly when dealing with investment data and historical exchange rates.
  
  Cause:
  
  
  Zero Book Value: The primary cause of this error is that the investment data being reported has a book value of zero. This can happen if:
  
  The asset has not been properly initialized or capitalized.
  The asset has been fully depreciated or disposed of.
  There is a data entry error or missing data in the asset master record.
  
  
  
  Historical Exchange Rate Issues: The error may also arise if the system is trying to apply a historical exchange rate to an asset that has no value, which is not meaningful.
  
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Asset Master Data:
  
  Navigate to the asset master record in SAP and verify that the asset has been properly capitalized and has a non-zero book