How To Fix VQ204 - The date is not the end of a period (periods cannot be determined)

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: VQ - SD Archiving and Product Allocation

• Message number: 204

• Message text: The date is not the end of a period (periods cannot be determined)

What causes this issue?

The period unit 'business year periods' is used for product allocation.
The period for the date specified is not defined in the business year
variant.

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?

Check the business year variant that is entered in Customizing for
updating and planning in this info structure.
Please check (and, if necessary, enhance) the entries for the business
year variant in table T009B.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message VQ204 - The date is not the end of a period (periods cannot be determined) ?

  SAP Error Message:
  VQ204 - The date is not the end of a period (periods cannot be determined)
  
  
  Cause:
  This error occurs when a date entered in a transaction or configuration is expected to be the end date of a posting period, but the system finds that the date is not the last day of any defined posting period in the fiscal year variant. Posting periods in SAP are defined with specific start and end dates, and certain processes require dates to be exactly at the end of these periods to ensure correct period determination.
  Common scenarios causing this error include:
  
  Entering a date that falls within a posting period but is not the last day of that period.
  Fiscal year variant or posting period variant configuration missing or incorrectly maintained.
  Attempting to post or process documents with dates that do not align with defined posting periods.
  Periods not defined for the fiscal year variant or the date