How To Fix M8356 - Baseline date for payment does not exist

M8356 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: M8 - Invoice Verification/Valuation

• Message number: 356

• Message text: Baseline date for payment does not exist

What causes this issue?

You have tried to post a document without a baseline date for payment.
The system does not allow you to do this.

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?

Check the purchase order. Either no term of payment has been entered in
the document header or no proposal for the baseline date for payment has
been defined in Customizing for the term of payment entered.
If you see this error message during automatic settlement of planned
delivery costs, maintain the term of payment in the master record
(payment transactions for accounting) of the freight supplier or use
Business Add-In MRM_ERS_HDAT_MODIFY to determine the term of payment.

Procedure for System Administrators

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message M8356 - Baseline date for payment does not exist ?

  The SAP error message M8356, "Baseline date for payment does not exist," typically occurs in the context of invoice processing or payment processing in SAP. This error indicates that the system cannot find a baseline date for the payment terms associated with a particular invoice or document. The baseline date is crucial for determining payment due dates and calculating discounts.
  Causes:
  
  Missing Baseline Date: The invoice or document does not have a baseline date set. This can happen if the invoice was created without proper payment terms or if the payment terms do not have a baseline date defined.
  Incorrect Payment Terms: The payment terms assigned to the invoice may not be configured correctly in the system, leading to the absence of a baseline date.
  Document Type Issues: The document type used for the invoice may not support baseline dates.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be configuration issues in the Financial Accounting (FI) or Materials Management