How To Fix 67686 - Posting date is before the posting date of the documents to be reversed

67686 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 67 - Loans Messages - Financial Assets Management

• Message number: 686

• Message text: Posting date is before the posting date of the documents to be reversed

What causes this issue?

The transfer posting function reverses documents that were posted after
the transfer key date and uses the specified posting date for this
reversal posting. If the posting date you have specified is before the
posting date of a document to be reversed, an error message appears
indicating that this would generate data inconsistencies.

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?

Carry out the transfer posting again with the same transfer key date
and a later posting date. Alternatively, reverse the corresponding
documents using a later posting date before you make the transfer
posting.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message 67686 - Posting date is before the posting date of the documents to be reversed ?

  The SAP error message 67686, which states "Posting date is before the posting date of the documents to be reversed," typically occurs when you attempt to reverse a financial document (such as an invoice or a journal entry) with a posting date that is earlier than the posting date of the document you are trying to reverse. This is a safeguard in SAP to ensure that financial data integrity is maintained.
  
  Cause:
  
  Posting Date Mismatch: The posting date of the reversal document is set to a date that is earlier than the original document's posting date.
  Period Closure: The period in which the original document was posted may be closed, preventing any postings before that date.
  Document Type Restrictions: Certain document types may have restrictions on reversal dates.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Change the Posting Date: Adjust the posting date of the reversal document to a date that is equal to or later than the posting date of the