Symptom
Unable to post credit memo due to error "Posting date must not be before that of preceding document".
Environment
SAP Business ByDesign
Reproducing the Issue
- Go to the Supplier Invoicing work center.
- Go to the Invoices and Credit Memos view
- Search for relevant invoice
- Click Edit
- Choose View all
- Click on Check
- The error "Posting date must not be before that of preceding document" is displayed
Cause
The issue occurs because the posting date of the credit memo is earlier than the posting date of its linked preceding document.
Resolution
First, identify the preceding document related to the credit memo and verify its posting date. Compare it with the posting date of the credit memo. If the credit memo’s posting date is earlier, update it to be the same as or later than the posting date of the preceding document.
Keywords
Credit memo Posting date; Invoice not possible; Posting error; , KBA , SRD-SRM-SI , Supplier Invoicing , Known Error
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