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3295067 - Error Message: 'Start date must be before end date; enter new date' in Goods and Services Receipt

Symptom

When you are posting a Goods and Services Receipt you receive an error message saying 'Start date must be before end date; enter new date'.

Environment

SAP Business ByDesign

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Go to Goods and Services Receipts workcenter and Show by Documents view.
  2. Find and open the relevant document ID.
  3. Click on Check button.

You will encounter the above error message.

Cause

The Delivery Date is after the document Posting Date.

Resolution

In order to fix this error message you need to update the Delivery Date to be before the Posting Date or update the Posting Date to after the Delivery Date.

Keywords

Goods and Services Receipt, Delivery Date, Posting Date , KBA , SRD-SRM-GSA , Goods and Service Aknowledgement , How To

Product

SAP Business ByDesign all versions