Symptom
Encountering a validation error while generating the learning reports using a specific completed date range filter (e.g., from 01-Sep-2025 to 30-Sep-2025).
Validation Error
Please correct the following errors before proceeding:
- You entered a value (01 Sept 2025) that is invalid for this criterion (Completed Date From).
- You entered a value (30 Sept 2025) that is invalid for this criterion (Completed Date To).
Environment
SAP SuccessFactors Learning
Reproducing the Issue
- Access Learning Administration.
- Navigate to the 'Reports' section.
- Search for any reports (e.g. Learning History)
- Run the report by applying the completed date range filter from 01-Sep-2025 to 30-Sep-2025.
- Observe the validation error message.
Cause
The issue occurs because the user's locale in BIZX is set to "English UK", while the related admin preference in LMS is set to either "English" or has no locale set at all. The short month name "Sept" is valid for locales such as "English UK" and "English Australia" as per the Common Locale Data Repository (CLDR) specification. The CLDR library has made these changes to match the standard abbreviations. More details can be found in the KBA - 3449409.
Resolution
Kindly ensure and set the same locale in BIZX and LMS for the user and administrator.
In BIZX:
- Navigate to Account -> Settings-> Change Language-> Set the locale.
In LMS:
- For User : Navigate to Learning Administration-> People-> Users-> Search for the user and open their record-> select 'Preferences'-> Active Locale ID-> Set the locale.
- For related Admin-> System Administration-> Security-> Administrators-> Search for the administrator and open their record in edit mode -> select 'Preferences'-> Set the locale.
See Also
Keywords
validation error, learning history csv report, sap successfactors learning, date range error, locale mismatch, english uk, english locale, cldr specification, report generation error, short month name, sap lms , KBA , LOD-SF-LMS-REP , Reporting Data , Problem
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