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3142305 - Free selection date error message FU057 in Manage Automatic Payments

Symptom

When using the "Manage Automatic Payments" app, the free selection date throws an error message:
"The size of the selected field is 000008 characters (Message no. FU057)".

Environment

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition

Reproducing the Issue

To replicate the error go to the App Manage Automatic Payments:

  1.  Create a Run Date and Identification
  2.  Enter the Parameters for the Payment Run
  3.  In the Free selection tab fill in Document Date (BKPF-BLDAT)
  4.  Enter the Document date like 01/01/2021 
  5.  The error message is shown

The size of the selected field is 000008 characters
Message no. FU057

Cause

The free selection of the document date does not support / or . in example the dates 01/01/2021 or 01.01.2021. 

Resolution

For the Free Selections in the payment parameters, the values must be specified in the same way as they are technically saved in the database.
For example, always in the full length, or in the order in which they exist in the database.
Data type DATS Date field (YYYYMMDD), stored as Char(8). 

Do not use / or . but then fill in the data as whole like 20210101. 

Keywords

Manage Automatic Payments, Payment, Date, Payment Date, FU057, Length, F0770, Size, 000008, Characters , KBA , FI-FIO-AP-PAY-2CL , Payment Apps (Public Cloud) , FI-FIO-AP-2CL , Fiori UI for Accounts Payable (Public Cloud) , Problem

Product

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition all versions