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3555783 - Time Sheet Update Blocked by Time Administrator

Symptom

When attempting to record the time through self-service, the system throws the error "Updates to time sheets before YYYY-MM-DD blocked by time administrator".

Environment

SAP Business ByDesign

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Go to Home - Self-Services Overview.
  2. Click Edit Time Sheet.
  3. Add Time Entry.
  4. Release.

Cause

This is the designed system behavior. The issue is caused by the setting "Block Updates to Time Entries" in Time Administration.

Resolution

The administrator can set the block period of time sheet update for employee as following:

  1. Go to Time Administration - Regular Tasks.
  2. Click Block Updates to Time Entries.
  3. If the No Restrictions is checked, it means that the employee can update time sheet at any time.
  4. If the Number of Months is configured, it means that the employee can update time sheet for the current month and the configured number of previous months.

See Also

Keywords

Time Sheet, Update Blocked, Time Administrator, Block Updates to Time Entries , KBA , SRD-HR-TLM , Time and Labour Management , Problem

Product

SAP Business ByDesign all versions