How To Fix M3598 - The reference material has the fiscal year variant &

M3598 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: M3 - Material Master

• Message number: 598

• Message text: The reference material has the fiscal year variant &

What causes this issue?

You have assigned a reference material for consumption to this
material. The reference material must have the same fiscal year variant
as this material.

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?

Enter another reference material for consumption or correct the fiscal
year variant.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

M3598 - Details

• The SAP error message M3598 indicates that there is an issue related to the fiscal year variant of a reference material. This error typically arises when you are trying to perform a transaction that involves a material that has a fiscal year variant that does not match the fiscal year variant of the controlling area or the company code you are working with.
  
  Cause:
  
  Mismatch of Fiscal Year Variants: The fiscal year variant assigned to the reference material does not match the fiscal year variant of the controlling area or the company code.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be a configuration issue in the material master data or in the controlling area settings.
  Data Inconsistency: There could be inconsistencies in the data setup for the material or the related organizational units.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Fiscal Year Variant:
  
  Go to the material master record (transaction code MM03) and check the fiscal year variant assigned to the material.
  Compare it with the