How To Fix GL422 - Only one fiscal year variant is allowed in hierarchical summarization

GL422 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: GL - FI-SL Rollup

• Message number: 422

• Message text: Only one fiscal year variant is allowed in hierarchical summarization

What causes this issue?

You have tried to work with several fiscal year variants in your rollup
definition. However, you cannot change the periods in hierarchical
summarization, and the system therefore displayed the above error
message.

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?

Check the assignments you made in customizing of the fiscal year
variants to the company code-ledger or global company-ledger
combinations used in the rollup.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

Smart SAP Assistant

• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message GL422 - Only one fiscal year variant is allowed in hierarchical summarization ?

  The SAP error message GL422 ("Only one fiscal year variant is allowed in hierarchical summarization") typically occurs when there is an inconsistency in the fiscal year variants used in the hierarchical summarization of financial data. This error is often encountered in the context of financial reporting or when trying to execute certain transactions that involve summarizing data across different fiscal year variants.
  
  Cause:
  The error arises when the system detects multiple fiscal year variants in a context where only one is permitted. This can happen due to:
  
  Multiple Fiscal Year Variants: Different fiscal year variants are assigned to the same reporting structure or hierarchy.
  
  Configuration Issues: Incorrect configuration in the financial reporting settings or in the hierarchy setup.
  Data Inconsistency: Data entries that reference different fiscal year variants, leading to conflicts during summarization.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the GL422 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Fiscal Year Variants:
  
  Go to the configuration settings in SAP (Transaction code: OB29)