How To Fix GLE_MCA132 - &1: Previous exchange rate is valid before &2

GLE_MCA132 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: GLE_MCA - Multicurrency Accounting

• Message number: 132

• Message text: &1: Previous exchange rate is valid before &2

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message GLE_MCA132 - &1: Previous exchange rate is valid before &2 ?

  The SAP error message GLE_MCA132 indicates an issue related to exchange rates in the context of financial transactions. Specifically, the message states that the previous exchange rate is valid before a certain date, which is likely causing a conflict with the current transaction date or the date of the exchange rate being used.
  
  Cause:
  
  
  Exchange Rate Validity: The error typically arises when the system is trying to use an exchange rate that is no longer valid for the date of the transaction. This can happen if:
  
  The exchange rate has been updated or changed in the system.
  The transaction date falls outside the validity period of the exchange rate being referenced.
  
  
  
  Transaction Date: The date of the transaction may be set to a date that is earlier than the validity of the exchange rate being used.
  
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Exchange Rate Validity:
  
  Go to the transaction code OB08 (Maintain Exchange Rates) in SAP.
  Verify the exchange rates for the currency