How To Fix 5K109 - Enter a correction date

5K109 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 5K - HR: Messages for Canada

• Message number: 109

• Message text: Enter a correction date

What causes this issue?

This run has been specified as a 'Correction run', but no Correction
date has been entered.

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?

Please enter a Correction date.

Procedure for System Administrators

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message 5K109 - Enter a correction date ?

  The SAP error message 5K109, which states "Enter a correction date," typically occurs in the context of making corrections to documents or entries in the SAP system, particularly in modules like Financial Accounting (FI) or Controlling (CO). This error indicates that the system requires a correction date to be specified for the transaction you are trying to process.
  
  Cause:
  The error is triggered when:
  
  You are attempting to make a correction to a document (such as a journal entry) that requires a correction date to be specified.
  The correction date is either missing or not entered in the required field.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the error, you should:
  
  Identify the Transaction: Determine which transaction or document you are trying to correct.
  Enter a Correction Date: 
  Navigate to the relevant screen where you are making the correction.
  Look for the field labeled "Correction Date" or similar.
  Enter a valid correction date. This date should typically be within the posting period that is