2717172 - Error Message: The Validity of Expense Type ZZZZ Must Lie within the Validity of Tax Code Group YY

User from Generic Country Version has created Expense type and receiving below error message while entering tax code group in expense types.

The validity of expense type ZZZZ must lie within the validity of tax code group YY

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1. Go to the Business Configuration Work center.
2. Go to the Implementation Projects view.
3. Show All Current Projects.
4. Choose the Project and Choose Open Activity List.
5. Go to Fine-Tune chevron and  Find activity Expense Reporting - Generic Country Version.
6. Click Edit expense types.
7. Select Expense Type: ZZZZ and go to Definition tab (ZZZZ represent the Expense Type).
8. Enter Tax code group YY (YY represents the Tax Code Group).

You can see the error message: The validity of expense type ZZZZ must lie within the validity of tax code group YY

The validity of the expense type is not within the validity maintained for the Tax code group.

For example: You have maintained the validity of Expense type from 01.01.2018 and validity of Tax code group from 04.04.2018. Here, expense type must lie within the validity of tax code group.

Either you need to extend validity of tax code group as 01.01.2018 to unlimited or limit the validity of expense type ZZZZ to 04.04.2018 to unlimited, so that validity of expense type lies completely within validity of tax code group YY.

You need to extend the validity from date for the Tax code group or limit the validity from date for expense type by following below steps:

1. Go to the Business Configuration Work center.
2. Go to the Implementation Projects view.
3. Show All Current Projects.
4. Choose the Project and Choose Open Activity List.
5. Go to Fine-Tune chevron and  Find activity Tax Activation- Generic Country Version.
6. Choose Open and click Define and edit tax code groups.
7. Select the appropriate Country Version and Tax Code Group YY (YY represents the Tax Code Group).
8. Here you need to maintain the correct Valid From.

(Or)

1. Go to the Business Configuration Work center.
2. Go to the Implementation Projects view.
3. Show All Current Projects.
4. Choose the Project and Choose Open Activity List.
5. Go to Fine-Tune chevron and  Find activity Expense Reporting - Generic Country Version.
6. Click Edit expense types.
7. Select Expense Type: ZZZZ and go to Definition tab (ZZZZ represent the Expense Type).
8. Here you need to maintain the correct Valid From.

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