How To Fix BP217 - Start dates differ for sender and receiver periods

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: BP - Budgeting and planning

• Message number: 217

• Message text: Start dates differ for sender and receiver periods

What causes this issue?

The first day of the sender period is &V1&.
The first day of the receiver period is &V2&.

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

System Response

How to fix this error?

Check if you want to transfer the budget between these two periods.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message BP217 - Start dates differ for sender and receiver periods ?

  The SAP error message BP217 ("Start dates differ for sender and receiver periods") typically occurs in the context of business partner (BP) data management, particularly when dealing with the assignment of business partners to certain periods or when transferring data between different periods.
  
  Cause:
  This error usually arises when there is a mismatch between the start dates of the sender and receiver periods in a business process. For example, if you are trying to transfer or assign a business partner to a specific period, and the start date of the sender period does not align with the start date of the receiver period, SAP will trigger this error.
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the BP217 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Period Settings: Verify the start and end dates of both the sender and receiver periods. Ensure that they align correctly. You can do this by navigating to the relevant configuration settings in SAP.
  
  
  Adjust Dates: