Symptom
When trying to add a new per diem rate for a new region in the Business Configuration, you receive the error 'The Selected Per Diem Region is not Valid for Specified Validity Period'
Environment
SAP Business ByDesign
Reproducing the Issue
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Go to the Business Configuration Workcenter.
- Use the Overview View.
- Open the activity Per Diem Rates for Meals - Germany.
- Edit per diem rates for meals.
- Add the settlement for instance German Settlement.
- Choose the country, for instance, United Arab Emirates.
- Choose the Region, for instance Dubai.
- Enter a validity from date and the rate.
You receive the error: 'The Selected Per Diem Region is not Valid for Specified Validity Period'.
Cause
The validity of a region depends on the validity of the per diem rates of the respective government and if there are none then you will receive this error message.
Resolution
This is expected system behavior.
Keywords
per diem, Verpflegungspauschale, unternehmensspeziefisch, company specific rates, Ausgewählte Pauschalregion für angegebenen Gültigkeitszeitraum ungültig, Business Configuration, betriebswirtschaftliche Konfiguration, Expenses, Travel , KBA , SRD-FIN-ERM , Travel and Expense Management , LOD-TEM-ER-COR , Core BOs - Expense Report, Expense Arrangement , Problem