How To Fix VO027 - Select the surplus date earlier than the document date

VO027 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: VO - W&S: Rough workload forecast + picking wave

• Message number: 027

• Message text: Select the surplus date earlier than the document date

What causes this issue?

The surplus date is later than or the same as the document date.

System Response

Pick waves cannot be created.

How to fix this error?

Choose a surplus date that is earlier than the document date. Then, all
deliveries with a comparison date between surplus date and document
date are included in the wave creation.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message VO027 - Select the surplus date earlier than the document date ?

  Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation for the SAP error message VO027: "Select the surplus date earlier than the document date":
  
  Error Message:
  VO027: Select the surplus date earlier than the document date
  
  
  Cause:
  This error occurs in SAP when you are trying to post or process a document (often in Inventory Management, Goods Movement, or related modules) where the surplus date (also known as the posting date or movement date) entered is later than the document date.
  
  The system expects the surplus date (movement/posting date) to be earlier than or equal to the document date.
  This is often related to the validation logic in the system that ensures chronological consistency of document dates.
  The error can also occur if the system settings or custom validations enforce that the surplus date must not be after the document date.
  
  
  Explanation:
  
  Document Date: The date on the original document (e.g., invoice date, delivery date).
  Surplus Date: The date when the surplus or excess