How To Fix JBDVT132 - Variable transaction start date &1 is before the first value maintenance

JBDVT132 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: JBDVT - Messages for Variable Transaction

• Message number: 132

• Message text: Variable transaction start date &1 is before the first value maintenance

What causes this issue?

Start date &V1& of the variable transaction is before validity date
&V2& of the first value maintenance. Therefore the value maintenance of
the transaction is not specified for the period from &V1& to &v2&.

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?

Ensure that the start of the transaction is on or after the validity
date of the first value maintenance.

Procedure for System Administrators

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message JBDVT132 - Variable transaction start date &1 is before the first value maintenance ?

  The SAP error message JBDVT132 indicates that there is an issue with the variable transaction start date being set before the first value maintenance date for a particular variable in the SAP system. This typically occurs in the context of SAP Business Warehouse (BW) or SAP Business Planning and Consolidation (BPC) when dealing with planning or reporting variables.
  
  Cause:
  The error arises when:
  
  The transaction start date specified for a variable is earlier than the date for which values have been maintained in the system.
  The variable is expected to have values or data available starting from a certain date, and the specified start date does not align with this.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check the Variable Settings:
  
  Go to the variable maintenance screen in SAP BW/BPC.
  Verify the settings for the variable in question, particularly the start date and the first value maintenance date.
  
  
  
  Adjust the Transaction Start Date:
  
  If the transaction start