How To Fix 5A189 - Change for person & extends too far into past

5A189 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 5A - Basis Personnel Management

• Message number: 189

• Message text: Change for person & extends too far into past

What causes this issue?

You are working with active integration between the PD and the HR
Master Data Management. You must consider the effects of your
transaction on Human Resource master data.
The entries cannot be updated because, otherwise, it would be necessary
to make changes for the specified personnel numbers, which date too far
back into the payroll past.
The earliest retroactive accounting period for the payroll subunit to
which the person belongs is defined in T569V. The earliest personal
retroactive accounting date is read from infotype 0003. The more recent
of these dates is determined.
Only changes which occurred AFTER this date can be carried out.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message 5A189 - Change for person & extends too far into past ?

  The SAP error message 5A189 ("Change for person & extends too far into past") typically occurs in the Human Capital Management (HCM) module when there is an attempt to make a change to an employee's data that is dated too far in the past. This is a safeguard to prevent inconsistencies in historical data.
  
  Cause:
  The error is triggered when:
  
  You are trying to change an employee's data (such as infotype records) with a start date that is too far back in time.
  The system has a defined limit for how far back changes can be made, which is often set in the configuration of the system.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can consider the following approaches:
  
  
  Check the Date of Change: Ensure that the date you are trying to use for the change is within the acceptable range defined in your SAP system. If you need to make changes to historical data, you may need