How To Fix FITVPS473 - Cancellation not possible; overlapping absences in DA period

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FITVPS -

• Message number: 473

• Message text: Cancellation not possible; overlapping absences in DA period

What causes this issue?

You have created a duty allocation and want to cancel a parallel
business trip. This is not possible because the absences of the cor
responding duty allocation period overlap with the period of the
parallel business trip.

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?

Change the start date or end date of the parallel business trip to be
approved, or adjust the absence times in the corresponding duty
allocation period. If there is no longer an overlap, you can cancel the
parallel business trip.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message FITVPS473 - Cancellation not possible; overlapping absences in DA period ?

  The SAP error message FITVPS473, which states "Cancellation not possible; overlapping absences in DA period," typically occurs in the context of managing employee absences in SAP's Human Capital Management (HCM) module. This error indicates that there are overlapping absence records for the same employee during a specified period, which prevents the cancellation of an absence.
  
  Cause:
  
  
  Overlapping Absences: The primary cause of this error is that the absence you are trying to cancel overlaps with another absence that is already recorded in the system. For example, if an employee has a sick leave recorded from January 1 to January 5 and you try to cancel a vacation request that overlaps with those dates, the system will throw this error.
  
  
  Data Entry Errors: Sometimes, data entry errors can lead to overlapping absence records. This can happen if multiple absence types are entered incorrectly or if there are changes made to absence records that were