How To Fix MM014 - The specified year & is not the current calendar year

MM014 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: MM - Messages for material master maintenance and Customizing

• Message number: 014

• Message text: The specified year & is not the current calendar year

What causes this issue?

The year you have entered on the selection screen is not the current
fiscal year (for example, 96 instead of 1996).

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 your entry.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

MM014 - Details

• The SAP error message MM014, which states "The specified year & is not the current calendar year," typically occurs in the Materials Management (MM) module when a user attempts to perform an action that is restricted to the current calendar year. This error can arise in various scenarios, such as when trying to post a goods movement, create a purchase order, or perform inventory management activities.
  
  Cause:
  The primary cause of this error is that the system is configured to restrict certain transactions to the current calendar year. If a user tries to enter a date or year that is not the current year, SAP will trigger this error message. This is often a safeguard to prevent users from making entries that could affect financial reporting or inventory management for past or future periods.
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the MM014 error, you can consider the following solutions:
  
  
  Check the Date/Year: Ensure that the date or year