How To Fix GL333 - Period blocking of table & is &, maximum 16 is supported

GL333 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: GL - FI-SL Rollup

• Message number: 333

• Message text: Period blocking of table & is &, maximum 16 is supported

What causes this issue?

You have tried to use a sender or receiver table with a period blocking
of more than 16 in a rollup. This means that more than 16 periods +
carry-forward period are stored in each physical summary record.
For technical reasons, however, the standard rollup transaction is only
designed for a maximum of 16 periods.

System Response

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

How to fix this error?

Inform your system administrator.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message GL333 - Period blocking of table & is &, maximum 16 is supported ?

  The SAP error message GL333 indicates that there is a period blocking issue in the General Ledger (GL) accounting. Specifically, it means that the system is trying to access a period that is blocked for posting, and the maximum number of periods that can be blocked is 16.
  
  Cause:
  
  Period Blocking: The error occurs when the system attempts to post a transaction in a period that has been blocked for posting. This is often done to prevent any changes to financial data after a certain point in time, such as the end of a fiscal year or month.
  Configuration Settings: The configuration settings in the financial accounting module may have been set to block more than the allowed number of periods.
  Posting Periods: The posting periods may not be correctly defined or may have been inadvertently blocked.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Check Period Status: Go to the transaction code OB52 (Change Posting Periods) to check the status of the