How To Fix ABADR050 - Entries overlap --> correct your entries

ABADR050 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: ABADR - Message Class for Characteristic Derivation

• Message number: 050

• Message text: Entries overlap --> correct your entries

What causes this issue?

You have defined an entry whose source values overlap with those of
another entry. However, you cannot have more than one entry for the
same combination of source values.

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?

Check the entries that overlap and correct them so that they are
unique. The entries that overlap are indicated as such.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

ABADR050 - Details

• The SAP error message ABADR050 ("Entries overlap --> correct your entries") typically occurs in the context of maintaining or processing time-related data, such as time management, payroll, or scheduling. This error indicates that there are overlapping entries in the data you are trying to input or modify, which violates the system's requirement for unique time periods.
  
  Cause:
  
  Overlapping Time Periods: The most common cause of this error is that the time entries you are trying to create or modify overlap with existing entries. For example, if you are trying to enter a time record for a specific employee that overlaps with another record already in the system, this error will be triggered.
  Incorrect Date Ranges: If the start and end dates of the entries you are trying to create do not align properly with existing entries, it can lead to overlaps.
  Multiple Entries for the Same Period: Attempting to enter multiple records for the