How To Fix >U801 - Company codes have different fiscal year variants

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: >U -

• Message number: 801

• Message text: Company codes have different fiscal year variants

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message >U801 - Company codes have different fiscal year variants ?

  The SAP error message U801 indicates that there is a mismatch in the fiscal year variants between different company codes. This typically occurs when you are trying to perform a transaction that involves multiple company codes, and those company codes have been configured with different fiscal year settings.
  
  Cause:
  
  Different Fiscal Year Variants: Each company code in SAP can have its own fiscal year variant, which defines the start and end of the fiscal year, as well as the number of posting periods. If you attempt to execute a transaction that involves multiple company codes with differing fiscal year variants, SAP will raise this error.
  
  Configuration Issues: This can happen if the company codes were set up with different fiscal year variants during the configuration process, or if changes were made to one company code's fiscal year variant without aligning it with others.
  
  
  Solution:
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