Diagnosis
The items you specify as "Original Item and Offsetting Item" or as"Accumulated Amortization Item" (in Customizing for consolidation ofinvestments methods for ordinary or extraordinary amortization ofpositive or negative goodwill) must all have theitem type "Balance Sheet".Furthermore, with the exception of the "Statistical Items", all of theitems for direct elimination and periodic reduction of positive ornegative goodwill must also have the item type "Balance Sheet".
However, you specified item &V1&, which does not have the item type"Balance Sheet".

Procedure
Either change the item type of item &V1& in method &V2&, or do not usethis item.