How To Fix FK138 - No public holiday calendar exists for unused holidays

FK138 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FK - Factory calendar

• Message number: 138

• Message text: No public holiday calendar exists for unused holidays

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message FK138 - No public holiday calendar exists for unused holidays ?

  The SAP error message FK138 ("No public holiday calendar exists for unused holidays") typically occurs in the context of payroll processing or time management when the system is unable to find a public holiday calendar that is required for calculating unused holidays or leave entitlements.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Public Holiday Calendar: The primary cause of this error is that there is no public holiday calendar defined for the specific country or region in the system.
  
  Configuration Issues: The configuration settings for public holidays may not be properly set up in the system.
  Incorrect Employee Master Data: The employee master data may not be linked to the correct public holiday calendar.
  Country-Specific Settings: The error may arise if the country-specific settings for public holidays are not maintained.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Create or Maintain Public Holiday Calendar:
  
  Go to the transaction code SPRO (SAP Reference IMG).
  Navigate to Personnel Management > Payroll > Payroll Europe > Public Holiday Calendar.
  Create or maintain the public holiday