How To Fix HRMGE00GENERAL087 - Start date cannot be set before planned start date or after end date

HRMGE00GENERAL087 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: HRMGE00GENERAL - Message Class for Management of Global Employees

• Message number: 087

• Message text: Start date cannot be set before planned start date or after end date

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HRMGE00GENERAL087 - Details

• The SAP error message HRMGE00GENERAL087 typically occurs in the context of Human Resources (HR) management when there is an issue with the dates being entered for a specific HR process, such as a personnel action, infotype record, or similar HR-related transaction. The error indicates that the start date you are trying to set is either before the planned start date or after the planned end date.
  
  Cause:
  
  
  Date Constraints: The start date you are trying to enter is outside the allowed range defined by the planned start and end dates. This can happen if:
  
  The planned start date is set to a future date, and you are trying to enter a start date that is earlier than this.
  The planned end date is set to a past date, and you are trying to enter a start date that is later than this.
  
  
  
  Incorrect Data Entry: There may be a simple mistake in the date entry,