How To Fix GC025 - To download extract from FI, you must first define selected items

GC025 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: GC - Error Messages for Consolidation/Extended General Ledger

• Message number: 025

• Message text: To download extract from FI, you must first define selected items

What causes this issue?

To download an extract file from FI to R/2, you need to have defined
retained earnings items on the balance sheet and income statement.

How to fix this error?

Maintain the selected items for retained earnings 'BG' (balance
sheet) and 'ERG' (income statement) for the relevant version.
Actions

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message GC025 - To download extract from FI, you must first define selected items ?

  The SAP error message GC025, which states "To download extract from FI, you must first define selected items," typically occurs when you are trying to extract data from the Financial Accounting (FI) module without having specified the necessary selection criteria or items for the extraction process.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Selection Criteria: The error indicates that you have not defined the items or criteria that you want to extract from the FI module. This could be due to not selecting any fields or parameters in the extraction screen.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be issues with the configuration of the extraction process in the system, which could prevent the selection of items.
  User Authorization: In some cases, the user may not have the necessary authorizations to perform the extraction, leading to incomplete selection criteria.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Define Selection Criteria:
  
  Go back to the extraction screen and ensure that you have selected the necessary items or fields that you want to extract.