How To Fix GU283 - Overlapping periods for company code & (variants & and &)

GU283 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: GU - FI-SL utilities

• Message number: 283

• Message text: Overlapping periods for company code & (variants & and &)

What causes this issue?

When fiscal year variants &V2& and &V3& (company code &V1&) were
checked, the period limits did not match.
As a result, period 1 in the base ledger may be in periods 1 and 2 in
the comparison ledger.
If this is the case, neither a correct perid comparison nor
period-based posting of clearing documents is possible,

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?

Carry out the comparison only on the yearly level.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message GU283 - Overlapping periods for company code & (variants & and &) ?

  The SAP error message GU283 indicates that there are overlapping periods for a company code in the context of financial transactions or postings. This typically occurs when you attempt to post transactions in a period that overlaps with another period that is already open for posting. Here’s a breakdown of the cause, solution, and related information for this error:
  
  Cause:
  
  
  Overlapping Posting Periods: The error arises when the system detects that the posting period you are trying to use overlaps with another period that is already open. This can happen if:
  
  The posting periods are not properly defined in the configuration.
  There are multiple periods open for the same company code that overlap in dates.
  
  
  
  
  Configuration Issues: The configuration settings for the fiscal year variant or the posting periods may not be set correctly, leading to unintended overlaps.
  
  
  Manual Changes: If someone manually changed the posting periods or fiscal year settings, it could lead to overlaps.
  
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
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