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2790266 - Error when trying to save time type: Event Reason does not refer to the Leave of Absence plan event.

Symptom

You are trying to save any change in a time type and you are getting an error message as the example below:

"Event reason [event-reason name] does not refer to the Leave of Absence plan event."

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Environment

SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central (EC) - All Versions

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Go to Manage Time Off Structures;
  2. Try to edit a time type;
  3. Get the mentioned error when saving it;

Cause

Wrong event selected in the event reason.

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Resolution

When you are creating the event reason you must assign the Leave of Absence event (external code 10 in the event picklist).

If you rename any other event as LOA and by mistake assign it to your event reason where the

Keywords

LOA error event reason error in leave of absence cannot save time type for leave of absence , KBA , LOD-SF-EC-TIM , Time Off , Problem

Product

SAP SuccessFactors HCM Core 1902