Symptom
You want to execute a Manual Posting - Complete Transfer of Individual Material for Fixed Asset XYZ (XYZ represents the Fixed Asset ID) but you receive an error message that the posting date must before dd.mm.yyyy (dd.mm.yyyy represents the posting date).
Reproducing the Issue
- Go to Fixed Assets work centre.
- Go to Fixed Asset sub view.
- Search for Fixed Asset XYZ.
- Click the Manual Posting button and select Complete Transfer of Individual Material.
- Maintain a Posting Date, Document Date and Fixed Asset Target ABC (ABC represents the Fixed Asset Target ID).
- Click Post or Simulate.
You receive the error message 'Posting Date must be before dd.mm.yyyy'.
Cause
Fixed Asset ABC has an organizational change posting with posting date on dd.mm.yyyy.
Due to this posting other new postings with posting date earlier than that are not permitted.
- Go to Fixed Assets work centre.
- Go to Fixed Assets sub view.
- Search for Fixed Asset Target ABC.
- Click edit and view all.
- Navigate to Values tab.
- Navigate to Journal subtab.
- You find Journal Entry with Transaction Category 'Transfer Due to Organizational Changes'.
Resolution
The Complete Transfer Posting of Individual Material must have a posting date after dd.mm.yyy.
This is the expected system behavior.
Keywords
KBA , posting date , posting date must be , posting date must be after , complete transfer , SRD-FIN-FA , Fixed Assets , Product Enhancement