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3615073 - Error - sorry, you can't request n days. your leave balance is insufficient

Symptom

When attempting to apply for leave, an error occurred 'Sorry, you can't request n days. Your leave balance is insufficient'.

Environment

SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central - Time Off

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Go to Time off.
  2. Ensure there is leave balance. 
  3. Attempt to create absence with start date in Dec 2025 and End date in Jan 2026. 
  4. Observe the error message: "Sorry, you can't request n days. Your leave balance is insufficient".

Cause

The bookable period end date is till 31st Dec 2025. Attempting to request leave outside this bookable period results in the system understanding that there is insufficient balance. After the bookable period, the balance cannot be used anymore, leading to the error message.

Resolution

  • Create a leave request within the bookable period end date.
  • If you would like to book the absence for the 2025-time account, extend the bookable period.

See Also

2309405 - Extending Manually the Bookable Period of a Time Account - SAP for Me

Keywords

leave balance, insufficient leave, bookable period, sap SuccessFactors, time off, time management, error message, leave request, sap support, employee central , KBA , LOD-SF-EC-TIM-TA , Time Accounts (TAT, TA, TAD) , LOD-SF-EC-TIM , Time Off , Problem

Product

SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central 2505