How To Fix GK257 - Validation & has been deleted

GK257 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: GK - Messages for SAP Consolidation

• Message number: 257

• Message text: Validation & has been deleted

What causes this issue?

<DS:GLOS.validation>Validation</> &V1& no longer exists. It was deleted
after having been assigned to a consolidation group or consolidation
unit.

System Response

Processing terminated

How to fix this error?

Check the assignments made to the relevant consolidation groups and
consolidation units.

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GK257 - Details

• The SAP error message GK257, which states "Validation & has been deleted," typically occurs in the context of financial accounting or controlling modules when a validation rule that is being referenced has been deleted from the system. This can happen during configuration changes or when a validation is no longer needed.
  
  Cause:
  
  Deleted Validation Rule: The specific validation rule that is being referenced in a transaction or process has been deleted from the system.
  Configuration Changes: Changes in the configuration settings or transport of changes from one environment to another may lead to the deletion of validations.
  Incorrect Reference: The transaction or process may be incorrectly referencing a validation that does not exist.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Validation Configuration:
  
  Go to the transaction code OB28 (for validations) and check if the validation rule in question exists.
  If it has been deleted, you may need to recreate it or restore it from a backup if available.
  
  
  
  Review Transport Requests:
  
  If the deletion was