How To Fix 5B403 - Deleting day no. 001 is not allowed because day no. > 001 still exists

5B403 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 5B -

• Message number: 403

• Message text: Deleting day no. 001 is not allowed because day no. > 001 still exists

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message 5B403 - Deleting day no. 001 is not allowed because day no. > 001 still exists ?

  The SAP error message 5B403 indicates that you are trying to delete a specific day (in this case, day number 001) from a time management or attendance record, but the system is preventing this action because there are subsequent days (day numbers greater than 001) that still exist in the record. This is a common issue in SAP when dealing with time management, attendance, or payroll data.
  
  Cause:
  The primary cause of this error is that SAP enforces a rule that prevents the deletion of earlier records if there are later records that depend on them. In this case, since day number 001 is part of a sequence of days, and there are days that follow it, the system does not allow you to delete it to maintain data integrity.
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Subsequent Days: Review the records for the days that follow day number 001.