Could not determine the year for TDS certificate number range

What causes this issue?

The excise year could not be determined for generating the numbers for
TDS Certificates. The number range is linked to the Excise Year and not
on the financial year directly .

System Response

Process Stopped.

How to fix this error?

Check the customisng done for the company code in the India version
IMG. Maintain the start month for the excise year correctly .

Procedure for System Administrators

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

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