How To Fix UCR0234 - Version characteristics in reversal document and original document differ

UCR0234 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: UCR0 - Messages for Reporting of Transaction Data

• Message number: 234

• Message text: Version characteristics in reversal document and original document differ

What causes this issue?

In the reversal or inverting document, a version characteristic or a
characteristic fixed in the consolidation area differs from its
counterpart in the original document. This is invalid.

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?

Use transaction <AB>SE16</> to examine the documents in the InfoProvider
for documents.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

UCR0234 - Details

• The SAP error message UCR0234 indicates that there is a mismatch between the version characteristics of a reversal document and its original document. This typically occurs in the context of document reversal processes in SAP, particularly when dealing with documents that have versioning characteristics, such as those in the SAP Controlling (CO) or Financial Accounting (FI) modules.
  
  Cause:
  The error arises when:
  
  Version Characteristics Mismatch: The original document and the reversal document have different version characteristics. This can happen if the original document was created with specific version settings that are not replicated in the reversal document.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be configuration settings in the system that dictate how documents are created and reversed, leading to inconsistencies.
  Manual Changes: If manual changes were made to the documents or their characteristics after creation, it could lead to discrepancies.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the UCR0234 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Document Characteristics:
  
  Review the original document and the