How To Fix WXP290 - Enter a fiscal year variant for the periodicity 'posting period'

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WXP - Retail Planning

• Message number: 290

• Message text: Enter a fiscal year variant for the periodicity 'posting period'

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WXP290 - Enter a fiscal year variant for the periodicity 'posting period' ?

  Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation for the SAP error message WXP290: "Enter a fiscal year variant for the periodicity 'posting period'":
  
  Error Message:
  WXP290 - Enter a fiscal year variant for the periodicity 'posting period'
  
  Cause:
  This error occurs when you are trying to define or use a periodicity (usually in the context of report variants, planning layouts, or other time-dependent settings) that requires a fiscal year variant to be specified, but the fiscal year variant has not been entered or maintained.
  In SAP, many financial and controlling reports or planning functions depend on the fiscal year variant to determine the number and length of posting periods. If the system expects a fiscal year variant for the periodicity type "posting period" but none is provided, it throws this error.
  
  When does it typically occur?
  
  When creating or changing a planning layout or report variant that uses periodicity based on posting periods.
  When defining periodicity in reports or planning functions that require fiscal year variant information.
  When the system tries to interpret the periodicity but cannot find the fiscal year variant linked to it.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Enter the Fiscal Year Variant:
  
  When prompted, enter the appropriate fiscal year variant that corresponds to your company's fiscal calendar.
  The fiscal year variant defines how many posting periods exist in a fiscal year and their lengths.
  
  
  
  Check the Periodicity Settings:
  
  Go to the transaction or configuration where you define the periodicity (e.g., in planning layouts, report variants).
  Ensure that for the periodicity type "posting period", a fiscal year variant is assigned.
  
  
  
  Maintain Fiscal Year Variant if Missing:
  
  If you do not know the fiscal year variant, check with your FI (Financial Accounting) team.
  Fiscal year variants are maintained in SPRO under:
  Financial Accounting (New) -> Financial Accounting Global Settings (New) -> Fiscal Year -> Maintain Fiscal Year Variant
  
  Verify that the fiscal year variant exists and is correctly configured.
  
  
  
  Assign Fiscal Year Variant to Company Code:
  
  Ensure that the company code you are working with has the fiscal year variant assigned.
  This is done in:
  SPRO -> Enterprise Structure -> Definition -> Financial Accounting -> Assign Company Code to Fiscal Year Variant
  
  
  
  
  Check User Input Screens:
  
  If the error occurs during data entry, make sure the fiscal year variant field is not left blank.
  
  
  
  
  Additional Information:
  
  Fiscal Year Variant: Defines the structure of the fiscal year, including the number of posting periods (usually 12 or 13) and special periods.
  Posting Period: The period in which financial transactions are posted.
  Periodicity: Refers to the time intervals used in reports or planning (e.g., monthly, quarterly, posting periods).
  This error is common in Controlling (CO) and Financial Accounting (FI) modules when working with planning layouts or report variants that rely on posting periods.
  
  
  Summary:
  
  
  
  Aspect
  Description
  
  
  
  
  Cause
  Fiscal year variant not entered for periodicity type "posting period".
  
  
  Solution
  Enter or maintain the fiscal year variant in the periodicity settings or planning layout.
  
  
  Where to Check
  Fiscal year variant maintenance in SPRO; assignment to company code; periodicity settings.
  
  
  Related Transactions
  SPRO, planning layout maintenance, report variant maintenance.
  
  
  
  
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