How To Fix ARBERP_MAP015 - Cannot convert external date and time into internal format

ARBERP_MAP015 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: ARBERP_MAP - Message class for package ARBERP1_MAPPINGS_CMN

• Message number: 015

• Message text: Cannot convert external date and time into internal format

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message ARBERP_MAP015 - Cannot convert external date and time into internal format ?

  The SAP error message ARBERP_MAP015 indicates that there is an issue with converting an external date and time format into the internal format used by SAP. This error typically arises when the date and time data being processed does not conform to the expected format or contains invalid values.
  Causes:
  
  Incorrect Date Format: The external date format being used does not match the expected format in SAP. For example, if SAP expects a date in the format YYYY-MM-DD but receives it in DD/MM/YYYY, this error may occur.
  Invalid Date Values: The date provided may be invalid (e.g., February 30th, April 31st).
  Locale Settings: The system's locale settings may not match the format of the incoming date and time data.
  Data Type Mismatch: The data type of the date field in the source system may not be compatible with the expected data type in SAP.
  Time Zone Issues: If the time zone information is not correctly specified