How To Fix GL297 - Fiscal year variant is missing for ledger & and global company &

GL297 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: GL - FI-SL Rollup

• Message number: 297

• Message text: Fiscal year variant is missing for ledger & and global company &

What causes this issue?

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

System Response

How to fix this error?

Enter a valid fiscal year variant for this combination in Customizing.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message GL297 - Fiscal year variant is missing for ledger & and global company & ?

  The SAP error message GL297 indicates that there is a missing fiscal year variant for a specific ledger and global company. This error typically arises when you attempt to perform a financial transaction or reporting that requires a fiscal year variant, but the system cannot find the necessary configuration.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Configuration: The fiscal year variant has not been defined for the specified ledger and global company in the system.
  Incorrect Assignment: The fiscal year variant may not be correctly assigned to the ledger or the global company.
  Data Migration Issues: If data has been migrated from another system, the fiscal year variant may not have been properly set up.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the GL297 error, follow these steps:
  
  
  Check Fiscal Year Variant Configuration:
  
  Go to the SAP Easy Access screen.
  Navigate to SPRO (SAP Project Reference Object) > Financial Accounting (New) > General Ledger Accounting (New) > Master Data > G/L Accounts > Preparation > Define Fiscal Year