How To Fix RU016 - & is before validity period of factory calendar, check date

RU016 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: RU - Messages for order completion confirmation

• Message number: 016

• Message text: & is before validity period of factory calendar, check date

What causes this issue?

The date that you have entered is not within the validity period of the
factory calendar.

How to fix this error?

Check the factory calendar. Enter a date within the validity period.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

RU016 - Details

• The SAP error message RU016 indicates that a date is being processed that falls before the validity period of the factory calendar. This typically occurs in scenarios where scheduling or planning is involved, such as in production orders, maintenance plans, or project management.
  
  Cause:
  The error arises when:
  
  A date that is being used for scheduling or planning is earlier than the start date defined in the factory calendar.
  The factory calendar has not been set up correctly, or the relevant dates have not been maintained properly.
  The system is trying to process a transaction that requires a date that is not valid according to the factory calendar settings.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the RU016 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Factory Calendar Settings:
  
  Go to the transaction code SCAL (Maintain Factory Calendar) in SAP.
  Verify the validity period of the factory calendar being used. Ensure that the start date is set correctly and that it encompasses the date