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3409761 - Unable to Replicate Employee Due To Error: Selected Position Not Valid In Current Time Range 

Symptom

Unable to Replicate Employee in Master Data Replication due to the below error.

Selected position not valid in current time range 

Environment

SAP Business ByDesign

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Go to Master Data Replication Workcenter
  2. Go to Employees view
  3. Select Failed/Not Started status
  4. Search for Employee ID:ABC
  5. Edit and Select on Replicate button

Observe the error: Selected position not valid in current time range 

Cause

There are differences in the validity dates under the Organizational Tab for RLU records for Employees.

Resolution

Scenario 1:

Under Organizational Assignment, ensure the Cost Center and Reporting Line Unit Valid To Dates should be the same.

Scenario 2:

In Organizational Assignment, ensure that there are no gaps between the Valid To date of RLU A and the Valid From date of RLU B. (Where A and B refers to Remote Org Unit ID)

Note: The below screenshot refers to 1 day gap, but it could be more than 1 day gap. Please ensure that there are no gaps.

Keywords

Employee Replication, Master Data Replication, Organizational Assignment, Reporting Line Unit, Cost Center , KBA , AP-HMD-RPL , HCM-Master Data Replication , Problem

Product

SAP Business ByDesign all versions