The unused vacation balance from the previous year is not carried forward to the new year’s vacation account, resulting in a zero or incorrect opening balance.

SAP Business ByDesign

1. Go to the Time Administration work center.
2. Select the Employees view.
3. Search for the relevant employee ID.
4. Navigate to the Time Account Balances tab.
5. Verify that a new vacation time account for XYZ has been created.
6. Observe that the remaining vacation balance from XYZ has not been carried forward to the next year time account, even though a carry forward rule is configured.

The issue was identified to be caused by a missing posting type in the Business Configuration, which prevented proper period-end processing and required a manual Day Closure Run to update the time valuation.

1. Go to the Business Configuration work center.
2. Go to Overview View
3. Search for the activity "Time accounts".
4. Open the Relevant Time Accounts Activity.
5. Navigate to Maintain Time Account Rules.
6. Select the Time Account Rule XYZ.
7. In the details section, verify and select the valid start date.
8. Go to Period End Rules.
9. Ensure that the period end Posting Type and Quantity are correctly maintained.

After maintaining the required details:

1. Go to the Time Administration work center.
2. Navigate to Regular Tasks View.
3. Select Run Day Closure for One Employee.
4. Enter the relevant employee ID.
5. Select the Start Time Valuation checkbox and click Run.
6. Maintain the last day of the previous year (e.g., 31.12.2025).
7. Click OK to proceed.

KBA 3438392 - Carry Forward Function is Not working Properly
KBA 2428641 - Time Account Balance is not Carried Forward to the Following Year

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