How To Fix 5G141 - End date has been changed to & because of an existing record

5G141 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 5G - HR: Messages for Britain

• Message number: 141

• Message text: End date has been changed to & because of an existing record

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message 5G141 - End date has been changed to & because of an existing record ?

  The SAP error message 5G141 indicates that the end date of a record has been automatically changed due to the existence of another record that overlaps with the specified date range. This typically occurs in the context of master data management, such as in personnel administration, where date ranges for records (like employment, positions, etc.) must not overlap.
  
  Cause:
  
  
  Overlapping Records: The primary cause of this error is that there is already an existing record in the system that has a date range that conflicts with the date range you are trying to enter. For example, if you are trying to set an end date for a position or employee record, and there is another record that has a start date within that range, SAP will automatically adjust the end date to avoid the overlap.
  
  
  Data Integrity Rules: SAP enforces data integrity rules to ensure that records do not conflict with one another,