How To Fix GA172 - To period too small for reversal of cumulative cycles

GA172 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: GA - Allocations

• Message number: 172

• Message text: To period too small for reversal of cumulative cycles

What causes this issue?

You want to reverse one or more cumulative cycles in the period
interval &V2& to &V3&. At least one cycle has documents, however, and
therefore allocation records up to period &V1& that have not been
reversed!!

System Response

To avoid inconsistencies due to the cumulative processing method, a
reversal is not carried out. The reversal of cumulative cycles must
always contain the last period currently updated! For this purpose, the
system determines the highest, currently updated period from all
entered cycles and matches this period against the TO-period you
entered.

How to fix this error?

On the initial screen, change the TO-period to period &V1& or restrict
your selection to the cycles that have been updated to period &V2& the
latest.
&NOTE&
From the initial screen, you can branch to the overview transaction of
all updated cycles using the menu sequence 'Cycle -> Overview'. There
you can find information on, for example, until which period a certain
cycle is currently updated in your system.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

GA172 - Details

• The SAP error message GA172 ("To period too small for reversal of cumulative cycles") typically occurs in the context of Asset Accounting (FI-AA) when you attempt to reverse a cumulative depreciation or a cumulative cycle in a period that is not valid for such an operation. This error indicates that the period you are trying to use for the reversal is too early or does not meet the necessary conditions for the reversal to take place.
  
  Cause:
  
  Period Restrictions: The period you are trying to reverse the cumulative cycles into is closed or not open for posting. In SAP, certain periods are restricted for specific types of transactions, including reversals.
  Cumulative Depreciation: The cumulative depreciation or cycle you are trying to reverse may have been posted in a period that is earlier than the one you are attempting to reverse into.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be configuration settings in the Asset Accounting module that