Symptom
An Application error is occurring while editing the existing absence
Environment
SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central
Reproducing the Issue
- Go to Employee profile.
- Navigate to Time Management -> Administer Time.
- Edit Absence with time type "A" to "B".
- Click on Save -> Error occurs.
Resolution
The fix is scheduled for 2H 2026 release.
Workaround:
- Navigate to Configure Objection Definition > open the related country specific 'Employee Time' (say Employee Time MEX) > set the visibility of field 'externalCode' as 'Not Visible' > Save
OR
- Cancel the existing absence and create a new absence.
Keywords
KI1H2026, 1H 2026, INC26992730, Time off, absence, create, edit, application error, external code, change, Cancel, externalcode, external code, 1ff36971a120fe6c6d0480af9f0f8f21c9fe9be1, TIM-58731 , KBA , LOD-SF-EC-TIM , Time Off , LOD-SF-EC-TIM-ABS , Absence error's - Calculations, Deductions, TT&ET , Known Error
Product
SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central 2605
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