How To Fix IDCN017 - Fiscal year in variant & of report & is different with & of report &

IDCN017 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: IDCN -

• Message number: 017

• Message text: Fiscal year in variant & of report & is different with & of report &

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message IDCN017 - Fiscal year in variant & of report & is different with & of report & ?

  The SAP error message IDCN017 indicates that there is a mismatch between the fiscal year defined in the variant of a report and the fiscal year of the report itself. This typically occurs when you are trying to execute a report with a variant that specifies a different fiscal year than what is set in the report parameters.
  
  Cause:
  
  Variant Configuration: The variant you are using for the report has a fiscal year that does not match the fiscal year defined in the report settings.
  Report Parameters: The report may have been configured to run for a specific fiscal year, and the variant is set for a different one.
  Data Entry Error: There may have been an error in entering the fiscal year in the variant or the report.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check the Variant:
  
  Go to the transaction where the report is executed (e.g., SE38 for ABAP reports).
  Open the variant used for the report and check the fiscal