How To Fix 56218 - Trip &1: Trip end must be later than end of archiving (&2)

56218 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 56 - HR TRAVEL: Messages for Trip Costs Dialog

• Message number: 218

• Message text: Trip &1: Trip end must be later than end of archiving (&2)

What causes this issue?

The trip data for personnel number &V3& is archived until &V2&
inclusively. Trips can only be saved if their end dates are after &V2&.

System Response

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

How to fix this error?

Procedure for System Administrators

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message 56218 - Trip &1: Trip end must be later than end of archiving (&2) ?

  The SAP error message 56218, which states "Trip &1: Trip end must be later than end of archiving (&2)," typically occurs in the context of travel management or trip management within the SAP system. This error indicates that the end date of a trip is set to a time that is earlier than the end date of the archiving period defined in the system.
  
  Cause:
  The error is caused by the following:
  
  The trip end date you are trying to enter or modify is earlier than the end date of the archiving period. This means that the trip you are trying to process is outside the allowed time frame for data that has been archived.
  The archiving settings in the SAP system have been configured in such a way that trips with end dates before a certain point cannot be processed.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Trip Dates: Verify the