How To Fix VF_MEV004 - Billing date &1 before goods issue date &2 is not allowed

VF_MEV004 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: VF_MEV - Billing Period-End Valuation

• Message number: 004

• Message text: Billing date &1 before goods issue date &2 is not allowed

What causes this issue?

Period-end valuation is active for the company code and the
<DS:DE.MEV_SD_NO_INVOICE>No Billing Doc.</> (no billing document)
checkbox is selected.
You try to post a provisional, differential, or final invoice for a
delivery item that is relevant for period-end valuation with a billing
date before the goods issue date of the delivery.

System Response

The system does not allow the following:
Posting of billing documents for the period under consideration
Posting of provisional, differential, or final invoices with a date
before the goods issue date

How to fix this error?

Post the invoice with a date in the next open period.

Procedure for System Administrators

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

VF_MEV004 - Details

• Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation for the SAP error message VF_MEV004: "Billing date &1 before goods issue date &2 is not allowed":
  
  Error Message
  VF_MEV004: Billing date &1 before goods issue date &2 is not allowed
  
  Cause
  This error occurs during the billing document creation process in SAP SD (Sales and Distribution) when the billing date entered is earlier than the goods issue date of the delivery document.
  
  The goods issue date is the date when the goods were physically issued/shipped from the warehouse.
  The billing date is the date on which the invoice or billing document is created.
  
  SAP standard logic requires that the billing date cannot be before the goods issue date because billing should logically happen on or after the goods have been issued.
  
  When does it occur?
  
  When you try to create a billing document (VF01) and manually enter a billing date that is earlier than the goods issue date.
  Or if the system automatically proposes