How To Fix TU225 - Start date for advance payment &1 is earlier than current date

TU225 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 225

• Message text: Start date for advance payment &1 is earlier than current date

What causes this issue?

The start date you entered for advance payment is earlier than today's
date.

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?

Correct your entries: Enter either today's date or a date in the
future.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

TU225 - Details

• The SAP error message TU225 indicates that there is an issue with the start date for an advance payment. Specifically, it means that the start date for the advance payment is set to a date that is earlier than the current date. This can occur in various SAP modules, particularly in the context of financial transactions or contract management.
  
  Cause:
  
  Incorrect Date Entry: The user may have mistakenly entered a start date that is in the past.
  System Date Settings: The system date may be incorrectly set, leading to discrepancies in date validation.
  Business Logic: The business rules configured in the system may not allow advance payments to be processed with a start date in the past.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check and Correct the Date:
  
  Review the advance payment entry and ensure that the start date is set to today or a future date.
  If the date was entered incorrectly, update it to the correct date.
  
  
  
  Verify System Date:
  
  Check the system