How To Fix M7236 - Enter the posting date

M7236 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: M7 - Inventory Management and Physical Inventory

• Message number: 236

• Message text: Enter the posting date

What causes this issue?

You want to post inventory differences, but have not entered a posting
date.

System Response

INCLUDE ISR_VERARBEITUNG

How to fix this error?

Enter the posting date.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

M7236 - Details

• The SAP error message M7236 "Enter the posting date" typically occurs when a user attempts to create or post a document (such as a goods movement, invoice, or other financial transaction) without specifying a valid posting date. The posting date is crucial in SAP as it determines the accounting period in which the transaction will be recorded.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Posting Date: The most common cause is that the user has not entered a posting date in the relevant field.
  Field Configuration: The posting date field may be configured as mandatory in the transaction or document type being used.
  User Input Error: The user may have overlooked the posting date field or entered an invalid date format.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Enter a Posting Date: Ensure that you enter a valid posting date in the designated field. The posting date should be within the allowed posting periods defined in your SAP system.
  Check Field Configuration: If you are consistently encountering this