How To Fix WD526 - Invalid reference time point for ID '&'. It Will be ignored.

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WD - Workflow definition

• Message number: 526

• Message text: Invalid reference time point for ID '&'. It Will be ignored.

What causes this issue?

The reference time can be:
WIS: Calculation of the time starts when the work item is created.
WFS: Calculation of the time starts when the workflow starts.
EXP: An expression must be specified that refers to a timestamp (for
example, when the document was created).

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?

Select one of the options above. Other time points are ignored at
runtime.

Procedure for System Administrators

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