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2542503 - Booking Type Error when creating Time Account Type

Symptom

Errors below are shown upon saving for a new time account type:

  • You can only use Accrual as the booking type in the accrual rule. Please change your entry accordingly.
  • You can only use Accrual as the booking type in the hire rule. Please change your entry accordingly.
  • You can only use Accrual as the booking type in the termination rule. Please change your entry accordingly.

Environment

  • SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central
  • Time Off

Reproducing the Issue

1. Go to Admin Center > Manage Time Off Structures then select Time Account Type in Create New dropdown.

2. Fill in the required fields to create a new time account type and ensure that hire, accrual and termination rule is assigned.

3. Click Save and the errors are shown.

Cause

Posting Type in the hire/accrual/termination rule being assigned to the time account type is incorrect.

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Resolution

For hire/accrual/termination rules in Time Off, postiing type should only be set to Accrual. To change the posting type of the time off rules:

1. Go to Admin Center > Configure Business Rules then search for the name of the respective rules.

2. Click on Take Action > Make Correction then set posting type parameter in the Create statment of the THEN condition to Accrual and then save the changes.

Keywords

Accrual,booking type, posting type, hire rule, accrual rule, termination rule, time account type , KBA , LOD-SF-EC-TIM , Time Off , How To

Product

SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central all versions