How To Fix S5020 - Fiscal year &1 conversion error

S5020 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: S5 - Confirmation dialog boxes

• Message number: 020

• Message text: Fiscal year &1 conversion error

What causes this issue?

Financial year &V1& conversion error when calling function module
'CONVERT_YEAR_WITH_THRESHOLD'.

System Response

Processing canceled.

How to fix this error?

Specify the financial year as a two or four digit number.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message S5020 - Fiscal year &1 conversion error ?

  The SAP error message S5020, which indicates a "Fiscal year &1 conversion error," typically arises during the conversion of fiscal year data in the SAP system. This error can occur in various scenarios, such as during the migration of data from one fiscal year to another or when performing year-end closing activities.
  
  Cause:
  
  Incorrect Fiscal Year Variant: The fiscal year variant assigned to the company code may not match the fiscal year settings in the system.
  Data Inconsistencies: There may be inconsistencies in the data related to the fiscal year, such as missing entries or incorrect postings.
  
  Configuration Issues: The configuration settings for the fiscal year in the SAP system may not be set up correctly.
  Period Locking: The periods for the fiscal year may be locked, preventing any changes or postings.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Fiscal Year Variant:
  
  Verify that the fiscal year variant assigned to the company code is correct. You can do this by navigating to the