How To Fix UCS0163 - Task hierarchy has no balance carryforward for period &1/&2

UCS0163 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: UCS0 - Messages for Status Management

• Message number: 163

• Message text: Task hierarchy has no balance carryforward for period &1/&2

What causes this issue?

The <DS:GLOS.D5692F24DA2CD511BCBF0800060D9C68>consolidation area</> &V3&
of the current task hierarchy (which is version-dependent and
time-dependent) does not contain a
<DS:GLOS.3528EB78E8AA5570E10000009B38F983>balance carryforward task</>
that is valid in period &V1&/&V2&. However, a cross-fiscal year data
entry layout can be executed only if each recorded fiscal year has an
executable balance carryforward task.
&NOTE&
Balance carryforward tasks are executed in the first valid period of the
global consolidation frequency that is assigned to the version
combination currently in use.

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?

Assign a balance carryforward task in period &V1&/&V2& in consolidation
area &V3& to the current task hierarchy.

Procedure for System Administrators

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message UCS0163 - Task hierarchy has no balance carryforward for period &1/&2 ?

  The SAP error message UCS0163, which states "Task hierarchy has no balance carryforward for period &1/&2," typically occurs in the context of project management or controlling modules, particularly when dealing with task hierarchies in SAP Project System (PS) or similar applications.
  
  Cause:
  This error message indicates that there is an attempt to carry forward balances for a task hierarchy (such as a project or work breakdown structure) for a specific period, but the system cannot find any balance carryforward data for that period. This can happen due to several reasons:
  
  
  No Balance Carryforward Data: The task hierarchy may not have any balance carryforward data for the specified period. This could be due to the fact that the project or task was not active in the previous period or that no financial transactions were recorded.
  
  
  Incorrect Period: The specified period may not be valid for the carryforward process. For example, if the period is closed