How To Fix EEBF122 - The billing period (&1) does not lie entirely in the contract period (&2)

EEBF122 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: EEBF - IS-U: Correction Workbench: Historical & Archived Doc. Lines

• Message number: 122

• Message text: The billing period (&1) does not lie entirely in the contract period (&2)

What causes this issue?

The billing period (&SYST-MSGV1&) that you entered does not lie within,
or only partially lies within, the validity period of the contract
&SYST-MSGV3& (&SYST-MSGV2&). This is not permitted.

System Response

The document data is not transferred.

How to fix this error?

Check the document data. Either correct the validity period of the
contract by changing the move-in or move-out data of the relevant
contract, or provide the correct document data.

Procedure for System Administrators

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

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message EEBF122 - The billing period (&1) does not lie entirely in the contract period (&2) ?

  The SAP error message EEBF122 indicates that there is a mismatch between the billing period specified in a transaction and the contract period defined in the system. This error typically occurs in the context of billing processes, particularly in contract management or service billing scenarios.
  
  Cause:
  The error arises when the billing period you are trying to use does not completely fall within the defined contract period. This can happen due to several reasons:
  
  Incorrect Billing Period: The billing period you are trying to set may start before or end after the contract period.
  Contract Validity: The contract may have been modified, and the billing period you are trying to use is no longer valid.
  Data Entry Errors: There may be a mistake in the dates entered for either the billing period or the contract period.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the EEBF122 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Contract Dates: Verify the start and end dates of