How To Fix M3537 - Periods for fiscal year variant & are incorrect

M3537 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: M3 - Material Master

• Message number: 537

• Message text: Periods for fiscal year variant & are incorrect

What causes this issue?

The system wanted to read the material consumption quantities for a
particular period split. However, you have specified a fiscal year
variant with period splits that have been incorrectly configured.

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?

Check and correct the period settings in Customizing.

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M3537 - Details

• The SAP error message M3537 indicates that there is an issue with the fiscal year variant configuration in the system. This error typically arises when the periods defined for a fiscal year variant do not align correctly with the expected settings or when there are inconsistencies in the configuration.
  
  Cause:
  
  Incorrect Fiscal Year Variant Configuration: The fiscal year variant may not be set up correctly, leading to discrepancies in the defined periods.
  Mismatch Between Company Code and Fiscal Year Variant: The company code may be assigned a fiscal year variant that does not match its operational periods.
  Period Locking: The periods may be locked for posting, which can lead to this error if transactions are attempted in those periods.
  Changes in Fiscal Year Variant: If changes were made to the fiscal year variant after transactions were posted, it could lead to inconsistencies.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Fiscal Year Variant Configuration:
  
  Go to the configuration settings for the fiscal year variant