How To Fix 5N272 - There is an existing, valid PW plan on &1 for this person

5N272 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 5N - HR NL: Error Messages for Infotype Module Pools (NL)

• Message number: 272

• Message text: There is an existing, valid PW plan on &1 for this person

What causes this issue?

There is an existing, valid Eligibility for Permanent Invalidity Benefit
(Restrictions) Act plan for date &V1& and this person. You are not
allowed to create overlapping Eligibility for Permanent Invalidity
Benefit (Restrictions) Act records.

System Response

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

How to fix this error?

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

5N272 - Details

• The SAP error message 5N272, which states "There is an existing, valid PW plan on &1 for this person," typically occurs in the context of personnel administration or personnel development when trying to create or modify a Personal Development Plan (PDP) or Performance Work (PW) plan for an employee. This error indicates that there is already a valid plan associated with the employee in question.
  
  Cause:
  
  Existing Plan: The primary cause of this error is that the employee already has an active or valid Personal Development Plan or Performance Work plan in the system.
  Data Entry: There may have been an attempt to create a new plan without first checking for existing plans.
  System Configuration: In some cases, the system may be configured to prevent the creation of multiple plans for the same employee.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Existing Plans: 
  
  Navigate to the relevant transaction (e.g., PA30 for maintaining HR master data) and check if there is an