How To Fix SPROJECT353 - Planned end date & is before project start date &

SPROJECT353 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: SPROJECT - General Project Management Messages

• Message number: 353

• Message text: Planned end date & is before project start date &

What causes this issue?

You have specified a plan end before the project start date &V2&, but
it must be later.

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?

Specify a plan end after &V2&.
Otherwise change the project start date in the project structure root
node activity data.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

SPROJECT353 - Details

• The SAP error message SPROJECT353 indicates that there is a discrepancy between the planned end date and the project start date in a project definition. Specifically, it means that the planned end date is set to a date that is earlier than the project start date, which is not logically valid.
  
  Cause:
  
  Incorrect Date Entry: The planned end date may have been entered incorrectly, either by mistake or due to a misunderstanding of the date fields.
  Data Migration Issues: If data was migrated from another system, there may have been errors in the date formats or values.
  Project Planning Changes: Changes in project planning or scheduling that were not updated correctly in the system.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you need to ensure that the planned end date is set to a date that is on or after the project start date. Here are the steps to correct the issue:
  
  Access Project Definition: Go to the project