How To Fix WUE009 - Goods receipt date must not be earlier than &1 for the plant

WUE009 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WUE - Messages in package WAKT_ADD_ON

• Message number: 009

• Message text: Goods receipt date must not be earlier than &1 for the plant

What causes this issue?

The date that you entered for the planned goods receipt in the stores
precedes 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?

Enter a valid date.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

WUE009 - Details

• The SAP error message WUE009 indicates that the goods receipt date you are trying to enter is earlier than the allowed date for the specified plant. This typically occurs when you are attempting to post a goods receipt for a purchase order or a production order, and the date you are entering does not comply with the system's date validation rules.
  
  Cause:
  
  
  Date Restrictions: The system has certain date restrictions based on the plant settings, which may include:
  
  The goods receipt date cannot be earlier than the posting date.
  The goods receipt date may not be earlier than the delivery date of the purchase order.
  The goods receipt date may be restricted by the fiscal year or period settings.
  
  
  
  Configuration Settings: The plant may have specific configuration settings that restrict the posting of goods receipts to certain time frames.
  
  
  Document Flow: If there are related documents (like purchase orders or production orders) that have specific dates, the