How To Fix W4232 - &: & selling periods archived

W4232 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: W4 - Messages for material discontinuation

• Message number: 232

• Message text: &: & selling periods archived

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message W4232 - &: & selling periods archived ?

  SAP Error Message:
  W4232 & : & selling periods archived
  
  Meaning / 
  Cause:
  This warning message indicates that the selling periods for the material or product in question have been archived. In other words, the system recognizes that the sales data or sales periods related to the material have been moved to an archive and are no longer available in the active database.
  This situation typically arises when:
  
  Sales data for certain periods have been archived to improve system performance.
  The user or process is trying to access or process sales data for periods that are no longer active or have been archived.
  The system is configured to restrict access or processing of archived sales periods.
  
  
  When does it occur?
  
  During sales order processing or reporting when the system checks the selling periods.
  When trying to access sales data or perform activities that require active sales periods.
  In material master data checks or during availability checks if the selling periods are