How To Fix WXP039 - Period cat. for reference layout &1 deviates from the desired period cat.

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WXP - Retail Planning

• Message number: 039

• Message text: Period cat. for reference layout &1 deviates from the desired period cat.

What causes this issue?

You attempted to create planning layout &V2&. The desired period
category (period with or without a fiscal year) deviates, however, from
the period category for reference layout &V1&.

System Response

Processing is canceled.

How to fix this error?

Change the period category for the planning layout that is to be
created so that the reference layout can be used.

Procedure for System Administrators

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WXP039 - Period cat. for reference layout &1 deviates from the desired period cat. ?

  SAP Error Message:
  WXP039 - Period cat. for reference layout &1 deviates from the desired period cat.
  
  
  Cause:
  This warning message occurs in SAP when there is a mismatch between the period category assigned to a reference layout and the desired period category expected in the current context (e.g., during report generation or layout selection).
  
  Period category in SAP controls how periods (fiscal periods, posting periods, etc.) are handled or displayed in reports/layouts.
  The reference layout you are trying to use or assign has a period category that differs from the one expected or configured for the current report or transaction.
  This mismatch can cause inconsistencies in period handling, leading to incorrect data display or processing.
  
  
  When does it typically occur?
  
  When you assign or select a reference layout in reports (e.g., in Report Painter/Report Writer, or in financial reports).
  When period categories are defined differently for layouts and the system expects them to be consistent.
  During report execution or