How To Fix EWA060 - Service frequency &1, service &2: Date has incorrect format

EWA060 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: EWA - IS-U-WA: Waste Management

• Message number: 060

• Message text: Service frequency &1, service &2: Date has incorrect format

What causes this issue?

Date field &v3& was transferred with an incorrect format during upload
of service frequencies via BAPI.

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?

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

EWA060 - Details

• The SAP error message EWA060 typically indicates that there is an issue with the date format in the context of a service frequency or service configuration. This error can occur in various scenarios, such as when setting up maintenance plans, scheduling jobs, or configuring services in SAP.
  
  Cause:
  The error is caused by an incorrect date format being used in the configuration of a service or maintenance plan. This can happen due to:
  
  Inputting a date in a format that is not recognized by the system (e.g., using a different date format than what is expected).
  Using invalid characters or separators in the date field.
  Regional settings or user profile settings that do not match the expected date format.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the EWA060 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Date Format: Ensure that the date is entered in the correct format as expected by the SAP system. The standard format is usually YYYY-MM-DD or DD.MM.YYYY,