First settle items from the previous year in the previous year

[Former Member]

Hi Experts,

We are settling items of previous year to current year and the system prompted this message "First settle items from the previous year in the previous year."

OSS suggested that we customized the message as Warning only. If we follow the said suggestion, wouldn't there be a problem? Isn't this a standard system error? We do not have an idea why it was set as error in the first place.

Please help.

[former_member203098]

Hi Jacquiline,

In Txn OBA5 you can change it as a warning message. Once the settlement completes you can revert back the changes to error message.

But it is not a standard practise.

Before doing this activity discuss with your FI team about the settlement in the current period.

Regards,

Nag.

[former_member740051]

HI,

If the issue is related with projects, please run the report CJI3 and get the period for settling the project. And settle the project in the previous year if system allows. Please check the value in the previoud to previous year also if you are not getting in last year.

Vijay

[Former Member]

Hi Vijay,

We have tried running the CJI3 and have opened the period however we were still not able to settle.

Please help.

[nitin_patoliya]

It is alwalys worthwile to share error message no in forum. Mostly from message no. & text can get idea that it is standard message or customizsed.

If you have closed the previous year than that is standard message. Ask your FI/ CC what can be done in that case, if it is possible to open the fiscal year than open fisacal year and do. otherewise we have to lookafter for some workaround.

Regards

Nitin P.

[Former Member]

Hi Nitin,

Sorry for that.. Message number is AW624.

We opened the previous period, however, when we did the test run for settlement. Nothing appeared on the Settlement Executed.

[nitin_patoliya]

Not getting much idea on it... ask your ABAP to debug this program LKO76F23 line no.556. It looks to me that this message is std. mesasge, I feel that IM is involed in your project. Check relevent note for this message with search AW624. Based on your scenario, you will get exact note...

Regards

Nitin P.

[Former Member]

Hi Nitin,

Based on the debugging made by our ABAP, we have verified that it is a standard message. Can you please clarify what you meant that you felt IM is involved in the project? Thank you.

[nitin_patoliya]

IM - Investment Management. Ckeck for the relevent note for this message no.& your project scenario.

Regards

Nitin P.

[Former Member]

I guess you are settling the WBS costs posted in previous fiscal year to AUC in the current fiscal year. As a finance consultant I believe, It's a not best practice from accounting point of view. If the requirement is to do so then change the message control in OBA5 to warning, then system allows you to settle. We did the same thing for message AW607 (Settlement of Olad asset data to reciever type other than Asset not allowed) as it is our business requirement.

[Former Member]

Hi Satya Satya,

We have opened the previous period so that we can settle the WBS costs posted in that year rather than on current year, however, we are encountering the error. So what possibly could be the problem?

[former_member740051]

HI Jac,

FYI, it is impossible to settle the last year's value to the last year or current year. System will not allow you to do that and it is SAP standard.

There is an OSS note to settle the previous year values. Once you execute that note, system will make the error message to warning message and allow you do the posting.

Vijay

[Former Member]

which version of SAP you are using? Read the SAP notes 425601 and apply it appropriately.