How To Fix KR504 - Line items less than &1 month(s) old to be deleted

KR504 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: KR - Archiving Reports and Utilities

• Message number: 504

• Message text: Line items less than &1 month(s) old to be deleted

What causes this issue?

You have entered &v2& as the posting date. This would delete line items
that have existed less than &v1& months in the system.

How to fix this error?

Check your entries for the posting date. You should delete line items
that have existed at least &v1& months in the system.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message KR504 - Line items less than &1 month(s) old to be deleted ?

  The SAP error message KR504 indicates that there are line items in the system that are less than a specified number of months old and cannot be deleted. This error typically occurs during the execution of a transaction that attempts to delete or archive line items in the system, such as during the execution of the transaction for clearing or archiving.
  
  Cause:
  The primary cause of the KR504 error is that the system has a restriction on deleting line items that are still considered "active" or "recent." The error message specifies that line items that are less than a certain number of months old (indicated by &1) cannot be deleted. This is a safeguard to prevent the accidental loss of important financial data.
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the KR504 error, you can consider the following approaches:
  
  
  Wait for the Time Period to Elapse: If the line items are less than the specified number of months old,