How To Fix O8121 - Please enter an end date

O8121 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: O8 - IS-Oil: TD Transportation and Distribution

• Message number: 121

• Message text: Please enter an end date

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O8121 - Details

• The SAP error message O8121, which states "Please enter an end date," typically occurs in the context of managing time-related data, such as in the configuration of validity periods for master data or during the entry of time-related information in various SAP modules.
  
  Cause:
  The error usually arises when a user attempts to create or modify a record that requires a validity period but has not provided an end date. This can happen in various scenarios, such as:
  
  Master Data Maintenance: When creating or updating master data (like materials, vendors, or customers) that requires a start and end date for its validity.
  Time Management: When entering time-related data, such as employee time records, without specifying an end date.
  Configuration Settings: In certain configuration settings where a validity period is mandatory but not filled out completely.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the O8121 error, you should:
  
  
  Check the Input Fields: Ensure that you have filled in all required fields, particularly the