Confirmation/acknowledgment date &3 &4 days too early for PO &1 &2

What causes this issue?

The supplier confirms the date &V3& for purchase order item &V2&. This
date represents a variance of minus &V4& days in comparison with the
delivery date in the PO.

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?

You have the following options:
Contact your system administrator and get him or her to change the
tolerance limit for too-early deliveries.
Change the delivery date in the purchase order:
<DS:TRAN.ME22N>Change purchase order</>
Get the supplier to change the date in the IDoc.

Procedure for System Administrators

You can change the tolerance limit in Customizing for Purchasing under
<ZH>Set Up Confirmation Control -> Confirmation Sequence</>.

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