How To Fix IDFIES009 - Please enter the Document or Posting Date

IDFIES009 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: IDFIES - Message Class for Spain

• Message number: 009

• Message text: Please enter the Document or Posting Date

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IDFIES009 - Details

• The SAP error message IDFIES009, which states "Please enter the Document or Posting Date," typically occurs when a user attempts to create or post a document in SAP without specifying a required date. This error is common in various SAP modules, including Financial Accounting (FI) and Controlling (CO).
  
  Cause:
  The error is triggered when:
  
  The user has not entered a document date or posting date in the relevant fields.
  The date format is incorrect or not recognized by the system.
  The date entered is outside the allowed posting period or fiscal year.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the IDFIES009 error, follow these steps:
  
  
  Enter the Required Date:
  
  Ensure that you fill in the "Document Date" and/or "Posting Date" fields in the document you are trying to create or post.
  
  
  
  Check Date Format:
  
  Verify that the date is entered in the correct format as per your system settings (e.g., DD/MM/YYYY or MM/DD/YYYY).
  
  
  
  Validate Posting Period:
  
  Ensure that the date you are entering falls within an open