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2445630 - Error Message: Posting Date DD.MM.YYYY not valid; Earliest Possible Posting Date is DD/MM/YYYY

Symptom

While clearing Invoice XYZ manually with Payment ID YYY on Posting Date DD.MM.YYYY (Ex:01.03.2017) and the error message is shown as Posting Date DD.MM.YYYY (Ex: 01.02.2017) not validThe Earliest Possible Posting Date is DD.MM.YYYY (Ex:01.03.2017)

Environment

SAP Business ByDesign

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Go to Payables Work center.
  2. Go to Supplier Accounts view.
  3. Find Supplier Account and then Choose Open.
  4. Choose Invoice XYZ along with Payment ID YYY.
  5. Choose Clear Manually with Posting Date as 01.03.2017.

Error message is shown.

Posting Date DD.MM.YYYY (Ex: 01.02.2017) not validThe Earliest Possible Posting Date is DD.MM.YYYY (Ex:01.03.2017)

Cause

The error is due to Invoice is already considered in Foreign Currency Remeasurement Run.

Check on Item Details related to Invoice XYZ, the Posting Date is maintained as 01.02.2017 and the Invoice is considered in Foreign Currency Remeasurement Run on 28.02.2017 and would be reversed on 01.03.2017.

Once the invoice is evaluated in Foreign Currency Remeasurement Run, it cannot be cleared at a later date.

Resolution

First, reverse the payables Foreign Currency Remeasurement Runs and then manually clear the invoice with payment.

Keywords

Earliest possible posting date, clear manually , KBA , earliest possible posting date , clear manually , clearing invoice , SRD-FIN-ACP , Payables , How To

Product

SAP Business ByDesign all versions