How To Fix GI821 - deviating fiscal year variant (see long text)

GI821 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: GI - FI-SL update

• Message number: 821

• Message text: deviating fiscal year variant (see long text)

What causes this issue?

You want to transfer plan data from Controlling to the Flexible General
Ledger. A prerequisite for this is that the fiscal year variant that is
assigned to the controlling area corresponds to the fiscal year variant
of the company code in question. This is not the case here.
The controlling area from which you want to transfer plan data has the
fiscal year variant &V1&.
The company code to which you want to transfer the plan data has the
fiscal year variant &V2&.

System Response

The system refuses to transfer the data.

How to fix this error?

Check the definition of the two fiscal year variants or the assignment
of the fiscal year variants to the controlling area and company code.

Procedure for System Administrators

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

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

Smart SAP Assistant

• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message GI821 - deviating fiscal year variant (see long text) ?

  The SAP error message GI821 indicates that there is a mismatch between the fiscal year variant of the document being processed and the fiscal year variant defined in the system for the relevant company code or controlling area. This error typically occurs during transactions that involve posting documents, such as goods movements or financial postings.
  
  Cause:
  
  Fiscal Year Variant Mismatch: The fiscal year variant assigned to the document does not match the fiscal year variant assigned to the company code or controlling area.
  Incorrect Configuration: The configuration settings for the fiscal year variants may not be set up correctly in the system.
  Document Date: The date of the document being processed may fall into a fiscal year that is not aligned with the fiscal year variant of the company code.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Fiscal Year Variant Assignment:
  
  Go to the transaction code OB29 to check the fiscal year variant assigned to the company code.
  Ensure that the fiscal year