Symptom
While navigating through the Time Sheet, for one or more of the dates, the following Error message shows up:
"A full day absence exists for the same period as the Attendance on YYYY-MM-DD you have entered. You cannot create new time entries for YYYY-MM-DD when a full day absence already exists for that day."
Environment
SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central – Time Sheet
Reproducing the Issue
- Employee had a vacation approved on a specific date, Ex: June 22, 2023.
- Time Sheet data for this employee is imported for the same date without any errors.
- When opening the Time Sheet for that date: 22.06.2023 there is an error:
A full day absence exists for the same period as the Attendance on 2023-06-22 you have entered. You cannot create new time entries for 2023-06-22 when a full day absence already exists for that day.
- The Error message is not cleared despite deleting the relevant Employee Time Sheet from Manage Time Off Structures.
Cause
This issue happens when the Time Sheet collisions are denied.
Resolution
- Cancel the leave on June 22, 2023.
or
- Delete the External Time Record by following the steps in KBA 2856879.
See Also
2510591 - Ability to Submit Additional Hours in Time Sheet on a Full day Absence Date
3147194 - How to check all Time Sheets assigned to one employee in a CSV file?
2856879 - How To Delete Time Sheet Data Processed Via External Time Data
Keywords
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