How To Fix 5C251 - Employment Periods &1 and &2 Overlap

5C251 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 5C - HR: Messages for Switzerland

• Message number: 251

• Message text: Employment Periods &1 and &2 Overlap

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message 5C251 - Employment Periods &1 and &2 Overlap ?

  The SAP error message 5C251 indicates that there is an overlap in employment periods for an employee. This typically occurs when you are trying to create or modify an employee's employment record in the system, and the specified employment periods conflict with existing records.
  
  Cause:
  The error arises when:
  
  You attempt to enter a new employment period that overlaps with an existing employment period for the same employee.
  The start and end dates of the new employment period fall within the range of an already existing employment period.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Existing Employment Records:
  
  Review the existing employment periods for the employee in question. You can do this by navigating to the relevant infotype (e.g., Infotype 0000 - Actions or Infotype 0001 - Organizational Assignment) in the SAP system.
  Identify the periods that are causing the overlap.
  
  
  
  Adjust Employment Periods:
  
  If the new employment period is valid, consider adjusting the existing employment