3271824 - Error: Posting Date of Reversal Must Not be Before Original Posting Date

You are not able to post the cancellation customer invoice DEF (DEF is the cancellation customer invoice ID) due to the error message "Posting Date of Reversal Must Not be Before Original Posting Date".

The posting date of the cancellation invoice is but same as the posting date of the original invoice ABC (ABC is the customer invoice ID).

SAP Business ByDesign

1. Go to the General Ledger work center.
2. Go to the Closing Cockpit view.
3. Go to the Source Document subview.
4. Select Customer Invoice DEF.
5. Click Actions and select View Business Transaction.
6. Click Post.

The error is "Posting Date of Reversal Must Not be Before Original Posting Date".

The Business Transaction for Accounting of the customer invoice ABC was posted with an alternate posting date.

You can check this as follows:

1. Go to the General Ledger work center.
2. Go to the Closing Cockpit view.
3. Go to the Source Documents subview.
4. Filter for ABC.
5. Click Actions and select View Business Transaction.
6. Click View All.

The Alternate Posting Date is the date mentioned as the original posting date in the error message.

In the Changes tab you can see when and who made the changes.

You need to post the cancellation customer invoice on or after the alternate posting date of the Business Transaction for Accounting.

1. Go to General Ledger Work Center > Closing Cockpit > Source Document view
2. Search for the Document ID ABC
3. Click Actions and select Post Business Transaction to another period
4. Inform the Alternate posting date and Alternate closing step
5. Click OK

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