How To Fix M3084 - The fiscal year variant requires a period indicator in the profile

M3084 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: M3 - Material Master

• Message number: 084

• Message text: The fiscal year variant requires a period indicator in the profile

What causes this issue?

You have selected the fiscal year variant field in order to copy it to
the profile. However, for it to be copied, you must also specify a
period indicator.

How to fix this error?

Select the period indicator field on the selection screen.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message M3084 - The fiscal year variant requires a period indicator in the profile ?

  The SAP error message M3084, "The fiscal year variant requires a period indicator in the profile," typically occurs when there is a configuration issue related to the fiscal year variant in the Material Management (MM) module. This error indicates that the system is expecting a period indicator to be defined in the fiscal year variant profile, but it is missing or incorrectly configured.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Period Indicator: The fiscal year variant assigned to the company code or the material master does not have a period indicator defined.
  Incorrect Configuration: The fiscal year variant may not be properly set up in the system, leading to the absence of necessary indicators.
  Profile Assignment Issues: The profile assigned to the company code or the material master may not be linked correctly to the fiscal year variant.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the M3084 error, follow these steps:
  
  
  Check Fiscal Year Variant Configuration:
  
  Go to the transaction code OB29 (Define Fiscal Year Variants).
  Select the