How To Fix ICL261 - Field &1: Date in external policy system is invalid

ICL261 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: ICL - FS-CM: Claims Management

• Message number: 261

• Message text: Field &1: Date in external policy system is invalid

What causes this issue?

Field &v1& (<DS:GLOS.EFA272154BF4D311BA540800060D888B>UTC</> or
corresponding fields for date and time) contains invalid values.
Either the contract in the (external) policy management system contains
invalid data or the interface between the external policy management
system and the Claims Management system is not configured correctly.

System Response

The contract data is not transferred to the Claims Management system.

How to fix this error?

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

INCLUDE ISIS_SYSTEMADMIN OBJECT DOKU ID TX

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 ICL261 - Field &1: Date in external policy system is invalid ?

  The SAP error message ICL261 indicates that there is an issue with a date field in the external policy system that is being processed in the SAP system. This error typically arises in the context of insurance or claims processing, where data is exchanged between SAP and an external system.
  
  Cause:
  The error message "ICL261 Field &1: Date in external policy system is invalid" usually occurs due to one or more of the following reasons:
  
  
  Incorrect Date Format: The date provided from the external policy system may not conform to the expected format in SAP. For example, if SAP expects a date in the format YYYY-MM-DD and the external system provides it in DD-MM-YYYY, this will trigger an error.
  
  
  Invalid Date Values: The date itself may be invalid, such as a non-existent date (e.g., February 30) or a date that is outside of acceptable ranges (e.g., a date in the far future or past).
  
  
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