How To Fix RSAU304 - Fiscal year variant missing for time conversion of characteristic &

RSAU304 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: RSAU - Update rules

• Message number: 304

• Message text: Fiscal year variant missing for time conversion of characteristic &

What causes this issue?

A fiscal year variant is needed for time conversion of characteristic
&V1&, but neither the InfoObject, nor the InfoCube, nor the InfoSource
provide this characteristic.

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?

Create a constant fiscal year variant for the InfoObject or InfoCube,
load it from the InfoSource or define in the update rules how the
fiscal year variant should be filled.

Procedure for System Administrators

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message RSAU304 - Fiscal year variant missing for time conversion of characteristic & ?

  The SAP error message RSAU304 indicates that there is a missing fiscal year variant for the time conversion of a specific characteristic in the context of SAP BW (Business Warehouse) or SAP BI (Business Intelligence). This error typically arises when the system is trying to perform a time-based operation, such as data extraction or reporting, but cannot find the necessary fiscal year variant associated with the characteristic.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Fiscal Year Variant: The fiscal year variant that is required for the time conversion of the characteristic is not defined in the system.
  Incorrect Configuration: The characteristic may not be properly configured to link to the fiscal year variant.
  Data Source Issues: The data source from which the data is being extracted may not have the necessary fiscal year variant defined.
  Transport Issues: If the configuration was transported from one system to another, the fiscal year variant may not have been included in the transport.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Define Fiscal