How To Fix KI244 - Company code & and CO area & have different posting periods

KI244 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: KI -

• Message number: 244

• Message text: Company code & and CO area & have different posting periods

What causes this issue?

Company code &V1& and corresponding controlling area &V2& use fiscal
year variants in which period &V3& is assigned to the posting date in
company code &V1& and period &V4& is assigned to controlling area &V2&.

System Response

Company codes and their respective controlling areas can only differ in
special periods.

How to fix this error?

Assign valid fiscal year variants to company code &V1& and controlling
area &V2&.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message KI244 - Company code & and CO area & have different posting periods ?

  The SAP error message KI244 indicates that there is a mismatch between the posting periods of the company code and the controlling area. This typically occurs when you attempt to post a transaction in a controlling area that is not aligned with the posting periods defined for the associated company code.
  
  Cause:
  
  Different Posting Periods: The company code and the controlling area have different settings for their posting periods. This can happen if the posting period for the company code is closed while the controlling area is still open, or vice versa.
  
  Configuration Issues: The configuration settings for the posting periods in the controlling area and the company code may not be aligned.
  Transaction Type: The type of transaction being posted may require specific posting periods that are not available in one of the areas.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Posting Periods:
  
  Go to the transaction code OB52 (Maintain Posting Periods) to check the posting periods for the company code