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Calendar to Fiscal Year Change Error

This document provides a solution for the error "Failed to post updates to awapinv" that occurs when trying to change from a Calendar Year to Fiscal Year in any version of General Ledger. The error is caused by a blank line in awapinv and can be resolved by performing a financial backup and contacting ACS Support.

When trying to change from a Calendar Year to Fiscal Year, this error displays:

Failed to post updates to awapinv.

  • Products Affected: General Ledger

  • Versions Affected: Any

There is a blank line in awapinv. To resolve the issue, perform a financial backup, then contact ACS Support.

  1. Log in using your ACS user name and password.
  2. Under Data Options, select Financial Data Backup.
  3. Optional: Under Additional Options, select Verify Backup.
  4. Under Configuration, note the Backup Destination Directory. To change the location, click Lookup.
  5. Click Backup.
  6. In the Select Datasets window, clear any datasets you do not want to back up, then click OK.