How To Fix UCF6734 - Goodwill entry lies outside of periods of consolidation of investments

UCF6734 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: UCF6 - Messages for Consolidation of Investments

• Message number: 734

• Message text: Goodwill entry lies outside of periods of consolidation of investments

What causes this issue?

You entered a manual goodwill entry for a period that is not a
consolidation period in consolidation of investments. Consolidation of
investments will ignore the goodwill entry.

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?

Enter manual goodwill entries only for consolidation periods for
consolidation of investments.

Procedure for System Administrators

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message UCF6734 - Goodwill entry lies outside of periods of consolidation of investments ?

  The SAP error message UCF6734, which states "Goodwill entry lies outside of periods of consolidation of investments," typically occurs in the context of financial consolidation processes within SAP, particularly when dealing with goodwill entries related to investments in subsidiaries or joint ventures.
  
  Cause:
  This error usually arises due to one of the following reasons:
  
  
  Period Mismatch: The goodwill entry you are trying to process is dated outside the defined consolidation periods. This can happen if the entry date is earlier than the start of the consolidation period or later than the end of the consolidation period.
  
  
  Incorrect Configuration: The consolidation settings in SAP may not be correctly configured, leading to discrepancies in the periods defined for consolidation.
  
  
  Data Entry Errors: There may be a mistake in the data entry, such as entering the wrong date for the goodwill entry.
  
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the UCF6734 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check the Periods: Verify the consolidation periods