How To Fix CRM_MKTGS_PRODUCTS034 - Changing &1 when past dated off-invoice trade spend exists

CRM_MKTGS_PRODUCTS034 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: CRM_MKTGS_PRODUCTS -

• Message number: 034

• Message text: Changing &1 when past dated off-invoice trade spend exists

What causes this issue?

You are adding a new product or category or group or segment or you are
modifying an existing one. However, the trade promotion contains at
least one past dated off-invoice trade spend, and the effective start
date of the product or category or group or segment is not in the
future. As a result, retroactive pricing conditions will be generated,
and this is potentially risky, because the existing sales orders will
not be adjusted automatically with the updated pricing information.

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?

You can do the following with the trade promotion:
Save the trade promotion in this state, at your own risk.
Set the effective start date of the product you added or modified to a
date that is in the future.
Delete the product you added or modified.
Set the start date of the past dated off-invoice trade spend(s) to a
date that is in the future.
Delete the past dated off-invoice trade spend(s).

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 CRM_MKTGS_PRODUCTS034 - Changing &1 when past dated off-invoice trade spend exists ?

  The SAP error message CRM_MKTGS_PRODUCTS034 typically occurs in the context of managing trade promotions or off-invoice trade spend in the SAP Customer Relationship Management (CRM) module. This error indicates that there is an attempt to change a marketing product or promotion that has past-dated off-invoice trade spend associated with it. 
  
  Cause:
  The error arises when:
  
  There are existing trade spend entries that are dated in the past, which means they have already been processed or recorded in the system.
  The system prevents changes to the marketing product or promotion because it could lead to inconsistencies in financial reporting or promotional accounting.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, consider the following steps:
  
  
  Review Trade Spend Entries: Check the existing off-invoice trade spend entries associated with the marketing product. Identify any entries that are dated in the past.
  
  
  Adjust Dates: If possible, adjust the dates of the trade spend entries to ensure they are not in the past. This may