SAP Knowledge Base Article - Public

3781663 - Cross version validation cannot be used: "version comparison case" and "Comparison" missing in Manage Balance Validation Rules and Rule Groups

Symptom

Unable to use the Cross Version Validation functionality in group reporting.

The "Version Comparison Case" field is not available in the Data Validation Rule Group, so no case can be selected, although comparison versions are maintained.

When editing a Validation Rule, the "Comparison" toggle appears briefly during screen loading and then disappears.

As a result, the comparison functionality cannot be activated and the rule cannot be defined as a Cross Version Validation rule.

Environment

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Maintain version in Define Comparison Versions .
  2. Open the app Manage Balance Validation Rules and Rule Groups.
  3. Select a validation rule group: the Version Comparison Case field is missing.
  4. Open a validation rule: the Comparison toggle appears briefly during load, then disappears.

Cause

FINCS_BV_CVA feature is not activated.

Resolution

  1. Open SSCUI "Activate Features".
  2. Activate the feature toggle FINCS_BV_CVA.
  3. Save the change.
  4. Reopen Manage Balance Validation Rules and Rule Groups.
  5. Verify that the Version Comparison Case field is available in rule groups and that the Comparison toggle in validation rules remains available to define Cross Version Validation.

See Also

Help : Define Comparison Versions 

Keywords

cross version validation, group reporting, version comparison case, comparison toggle, validation rule, rule group, manage balance validation rules and rule groups, comparison version, feature toggle, FINCS_BV_CVA, activate features, SSCUI, data validation, consolidation version, s/4hana cloud , KBA , FIN-CS-COR-2CL , S/4HANA Financial Consolidation, Core Processing (Publ Cld) , Problem

Product

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition all versions