How To Fix TU046 - Creation date &1 of bud. bill. plan falls after scheduled reading date &2

TU046 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: TU - Billing/Scheduling/Budget Billing

• Message number: 046

• Message text: Creation date &1 of bud. bill. plan falls after scheduled reading date &2

What causes this issue?

You tried to create a budget billing plan for date &V1&, on which meter
reading &V2& (meter reading unit &v3&) has already taken place.

System Response

The budget billing plan cannot be created.

How to fix this error?

Invoice the current period to create a new budget billing plan.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

TU046 - Details

• The SAP error message TU046 indicates that there is a mismatch between the creation date of a budget billing plan and the scheduled reading date. Specifically, the error states that the creation date of the budget billing plan (denoted as &1) is later than the scheduled reading date (denoted as &2). This situation typically arises in the context of billing and invoicing processes within SAP, particularly in the Utilities module.
  
  Cause:
  
  Incorrect Date Entry: The creation date of the budget billing plan was entered incorrectly, possibly due to user error or system misconfiguration.
  System Configuration: The system may not be configured correctly to handle the dates associated with budget billing plans and scheduled readings.
  Data Migration Issues: If data was migrated from another system, there may be inconsistencies in the date formats or values.
  Business Process Changes: Changes in business processes or policies may have led to the creation of budget billing plans that do