Company code & and CO area & have different posting periods

What causes this issue?

Company code &V1& and corresponding controlling area &V2& use fiscal
year variants in which period &V3& is assigned to the posting date in
company code &V1& and period &V4& is assigned to controlling area &V2&.

System Response

Company codes and their respective controlling areas can only differ in
special periods.

How to fix this error?

Assign valid fiscal year variants to company code &V1& and controlling
area &V2&.

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