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2845132 - "End Date of Work Order XXXX cannot be pulled back into previous Job Info. Delete Job Info and retry" error when updating End Date of Work Order

Symptom

  • Get an error message when updating the End Date of Work Order.
  • Error: "End Date of Work Order XXXX cannot be pulled back into previous Job Info. Delete Job Info and retry".

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Environment

SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central - Contingent Workforce 

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Navigate to the Contingent Worker
  2. Take Action > Edit Work Order Information
  3. Update the value of End Date of Work Order
  4. Save > Error pops up

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Cause

There is an existing active record in Job Information after the date set in End Date of Work Order.

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Resolution

  • Set the value of "End Date of Work Order" with a date that is after all the existing records in Job History. You cannot set a date in between existing records.
  • The same will be the case with Job Relationship data. Set the value of "End Date of Work Order" with a date that is after all the existing records in Job Relationship

See Also

2825221 - Error Message When Updating ECWK Record

2544653 - Error while updating Contingent Worker job history

Contingent Workforce Management Handbook: https://help.sap.com/doc/36ce69d1c7c64d4d86366818ee2802ee/1905/en-US/SF_EC_CWM_Impl.pdf

Keywords

Contingent worker, End Date of Work Order, Contingent Workforce Management, End Date of Work Order XXXX cannot be pulled back into previous Job Info. Delete Job Info and retry, Contingent Worker Error, End Date of Work Order Error , KBA , LOD-SF-EC-CWF , Contingent Workforce , LOD-SF-EC-JOB , Job Information , Problem

Product

SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central all versions