How To Fix /ACCGO/CMGL_APPL102 - Start date cannot be earlier than unload date &1 of appl. document &2

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /ACCGO/CMGL_APPL -

• Message number: 102

• Message text: Start date cannot be earlier than unload date &1 of appl. document &2

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message /ACCGO/CMGL_APPL102 - Start date cannot be earlier than unload date &1 of appl. document &2 ?

  The SAP error message /ACCGO/CMGL_APPL102 indicates that there is a date validation issue in the application document you are trying to process. Specifically, the error states that the "Start date cannot be earlier than unload date" for a particular application document. This typically occurs in the context of managing goods movements, inventory management, or similar processes where date constraints are enforced.
  
  Cause:
  
  
  Date Configuration: The start date you are trying to enter or process is set to a date that is earlier than the unload date of the application document. This can happen if:
  
  The start date is incorrectly entered.
  There is a misunderstanding of the chronological order of events (e.g., trying to start a process before the unload has been completed).
  There may be a system configuration or business rule that enforces this date relationship.
  
  
  
  Data Entry Error: It could simply be a mistake in data entry where the dates were swapped or incorrectly input.
  
  
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