How To Fix 5E168 - Overlapping of infotypes 0014, 0015 and 2001 is not allowed

5E168 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 5E - Error messages for Spanish infotypes module pools

• Message number: 168

• Message text: Overlapping of infotypes 0014, 0015 and 2001 is not allowed

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message 5E168 - Overlapping of infotypes 0014, 0015 and 2001 is not allowed ?

  The SAP error message 5E168 indicates that there is an overlapping of infotypes 0014 (Recurring Payments), 0015 (Additional Payments), and 2001 (Absences) for an employee. This error typically occurs when you are trying to enter or modify data in one of these infotypes, and the date ranges of the entries conflict with each other.
  
  Cause:
  The overlapping occurs when:
  
  You have existing records in infotypes 0014, 0015, or 2001 that cover the same date range as the new record you are trying to create or modify.
  The system does not allow overlapping entries for these infotypes because it can lead to inconsistencies in payroll processing.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Existing Records:
  
  Go to the relevant infotypes (0014, 0015, and 2001) for the employee in question and check the existing records.
  Identify any overlapping date ranges.
  
  
  
  Adjust Date Ranges:
  
  If you find overlapping records, you will need to either:
  Change the date range of the