SAP Message UGMD309 - Data is inconsistent in hierarchy table &2

Diagnosis
Errors occurred while saving changes to a time-dependent hierarchy forcharacteristic &v1&.
Table &V2& most likely has inconsistent data. The table has entrieswith values for from/to year and period, which are not intended for thefiscal year variant &V3& being used. A possible cuase for this is thesubsequent change of a global setting (for example, the fiscal yearvariant).

System Response
Continuing processing: Unable to correctly adjust some entries.

Procedure
Notify your systems administrator.

Procedure for System Administration
Try to locate the invalid entries in table &v2&, and, if applicable,manually correct them. If this error occurs repeatedly and it is notcaused by faulty operation (on behalf of the user), you may wish tocontact SAP.