How To Fix PREPAY013 - To-date &2 is prior to from-date &1

PREPAY013 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: PREPAY - Enter a contract

• Message number: 013

• Message text: To-date &2 is prior to from-date &1

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message PREPAY013 - To-date &2 is prior to from-date &1 ?

  The SAP error message PREPAY013 indicates that there is a date inconsistency in a prepayment scenario. Specifically, the error message states that the "To-date" is prior to the "From-date." This typically occurs in the context of prepayment processing, where the system expects the "To-date" to be equal to or later than the "From-date."
  
  Cause:
  The error is caused by the following scenarios:
  
  Incorrect Date Entry: The user may have entered the "To-date" as an earlier date than the "From-date" when creating or modifying a prepayment document.
  Data Migration Issues: If data was migrated from another system or if there were manual entries, incorrect dates may have been introduced.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be issues in the configuration of the prepayment settings that lead to this inconsistency.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the PREPAY013 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Date Entries:
  
  Review the prepayment document where the error occurred.
  Ensure that the "From-date" is earlier than or equal to the