3659467 - Error "Posting period variant && is used in multiple fiscal year variant &&" occurred in SSCUI 105409 - SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition

Error "Posting period variant && is used in multiple fiscal year variant &&" (FINS_FI_CLS715) occurred when assign a posting period variant to different fiscal year variants in SSCUI 105409 - Assign Fiscal Year Variants to Ledgers and Company Codes.

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition

1. Access configuration activity 105409 - Assign Fiscal Year Variants to Ledgers and Company Codes
2. Assign the same posting period variant to different fiscal year variants
3. Error occurred

It can cause problems to assign the same posting period variant to multiple fiscal year variants. 

For example:

Posting period variant 1022 is used in multiple Fiscal Year variants (SZ and V6)

PPV 1022 FYV SZ (Feb-Jan)
PPV 1022 FYV V6 (Jan-Dec)

In the above scenario, any period open/close for SZ will do the same to V6 and vice versa. 

The period will not be consistent across both fiscal year variants. Therefore, sharing a single posting period variant is impossible. 

Create a different posting period variant for the company code, and then assign the alternative fiscal year variant to non-leading ledger.  

See https://help.sap.com/docs/SAP_S4HANA_CLOUD/0fa84c9d9c634132b7c4abb9ffdd8f06/bfe6bf8c8afb4616b37542906ee0a770.html#process-steps

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1. You need a new posting period variant before you can assign your alternative FYV to your non-leading ledger.
   
   If you use SAP Central Business Configuration as your configuration environment, create a new posting period variant using the Define Variants for Open Posting Periods configuration activity (ID: 101018).
   
   Choose New Entries. Enter an ID and a name for the new variant. Save your changes.
   
   ... "

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