How To Fix WGDS_COMMON009 - Date value (&1) must not precede the date value (&2).

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WGDS_COMMON - WGDS Common messages

• Message number: 009

• Message text: Date value (&1) must not precede the date value (&2).

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WGDS_COMMON009 - Date value (&1) must not precede the date value (&2). ?

  The SAP error message:
  WGDS_COMMON009 Date value (&1) must not precede the date value (&2).
  
  
  Cause:
  This error occurs when a date field in a transaction or process is entered with a date value (&1) that is earlier than another related date value (&2), where the business logic requires the first date to be the same or later than the second date.
  For example, this can happen in scenarios such as:
  
  The start date of a process or validity period is entered as earlier than the end date.
  The posting date is earlier than the document date.
  The planned date is earlier than the reference date.
  In workflow or document processing, a date that should logically follow another date is entered incorrectly.
  
  The placeholders (&1) and (&2) are replaced by the actual date values in the error message.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check the dates entered: Review the dates involved in the transaction or process. Identify which date is incorrectly set earlier than the