How To Fix /PM0/ABJ_MSG174 - Successive closed financial periods exist

/PM0/ABJ_MSG174 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /PM0/ABJ_MSG -

• Message number: 174

• Message text: Successive closed financial periods exist

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/PM0/ABJ_MSG174 - Details

• The SAP error message /PM0/ABJ_MSG174 indicates that there are successive closed financial periods in the system, which prevents certain transactions or postings from being processed. This error typically arises in the context of financial accounting and controlling when trying to post entries to periods that have already been closed.
  
  Cause:
  
  Closed Financial Periods: The primary cause of this error is that the financial periods you are trying to post to have been closed in the system. This is a common practice in financial accounting to ensure that no further changes can be made to past periods.
  Configuration Settings: The settings in the financial accounting module may restrict postings to closed periods based on company policy or regulatory requirements.
  Transaction Type: The type of transaction you are attempting to execute may not be allowed in closed periods.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Financial Period Status:
  
  Navigate to the financial period closing settings in SAP (Transaction Code: OB52).
  Review the status of the