How To Fix GX318 - There are open periods in company code & for the period to be reloaded

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: GX - Archiving/Reorganization

• Message number: 318

• Message text: There are open periods in company code & for the period to be reloaded

What causes this issue?

The program checked the company codes in questions for open posting
periods in the period to be reloaded.
Open items were found in company code &V1& for account type (or
masking) &V2&.
Following is the key for account types:

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

| Value | Description
| ---------- | -------------------------------------
| + | Valid for all account types
| A | Assets
| C | CO-PA: profitability analysis
| D | Customers
| G | Special Purpose Ledger
| K | Vendors
| M | Materials
| S | G/L accounts

System Response

No data is reloaded.

How to fix this error?

Close the relevant posting periods and/or check your entries.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message GX318 - There are open periods in company code & for the period to be reloaded ?

  The SAP error message GX318 indicates that there are open periods in the specified company code for the period you are trying to reload. This typically occurs during financial operations, such as posting or closing periods, when the system detects that the period you are attempting to work with is still open for transactions.
  
  Cause:
  
  Open Posting Periods: The error arises when there are open posting periods in the company code that conflict with the period you are trying to reload. This means that transactions can still be posted in those periods.
  Period Control Settings: The settings in the financial accounting module (FI) may allow postings in certain periods, which can lead to this error if you attempt to reload data for a closed period.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be configuration issues in the fiscal year variant or the posting period settings that need to be addressed.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Open and Closed Periods:
  
  Go to the transaction