Symptom
- You are ending the validity of Organization Unit XXX.
- You get the error message 'Timeline for org unit XXX not allowed; employees assigned from YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD'.
- You have no Employees assigned under Organization Unit XXX.
(XXX represents the Organization Unit ID)
(YYYY-MM-DD is a date)
Environment
SAP Business ByDesign
Reproducing the Issue
- Go to the Organizational Management work center.
- Select Edit Org Structures under Common Tasks.
- Select the Org Unit XXX.
- Click the Org Unit button and choose End Validity option.
Note: 'Timeline for org unit XXX not allowed; employees assigned from YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD' error message is displayed.
Cause
Organizational Unit XXX has active Service Agents assigned.
Resolution
You need to remove all the Service Agents assigned to Organization Unit XXX.
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Go to the Supplier Base work center.
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Go to the Service Agents view.
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Use the Filter options to get all active Service Agents for Organization Unit XXX.
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Select the first Service Agent.
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Click Change Status button.
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Select Obsolete.
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Repeat above steps for all Service Agents under Organization Unit XXX.
See Also
For more information about Service Agents, please check the built-in document called 'Service Agents Quick Guide' in the Help Center.
Please also refer to KBA 1715569 - Error Message: Cannot set Timeline of the Org Unit XYZ, Employee assigned from DD/MM/YYYY to DD/MM/YYYY
Keywords
Timeline, Organization Unit, Employee, Service Agent, Validity, Obsolete, Org Structures , KBA , SRD-MD-OM , Organizational Management , Problem
Product
SAP Business ByDesign all versions