How To Fix M7502 - Base date & is earlier than current date &

M7502 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: M7 - Inventory Management and Physical Inventory

• Message number: 502

• Message text: Base date & is earlier than current date &

What causes this issue?

The base date you entered to plan the goods movement lies in the past.

System Response

The situation described above is not allowed.

How to fix this error?

Correct the base date. The earliest base date allowed is today's date.

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

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

M7502 - Details

• The SAP error message M7502 indicates that there is an issue with the base date being set in a transaction or process. Specifically, the error states that the base date is earlier than the current date, which is not allowed in certain contexts within SAP.
  
  Cause:
  This error typically occurs in scenarios where a date is expected to be in the future or at least not in the past. Common situations where this error might arise include:
  
  Material Master Data: When trying to create or change material master records, if the base date for a validity period is set to a date that is earlier than today.
  Purchase Orders: When creating or modifying purchase orders, if the delivery date or other date fields are set incorrectly.
  Production Orders: When scheduling production orders with dates that are not valid.
  Sales Orders: When entering dates for sales orders that are in the past.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the M7502 error, you