How To Fix FK205 - Public holiday calendar & was deleted.

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FK - Factory calendar

• Message number: 205

• Message text: Public holiday calendar & was deleted.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message FK205 - Public holiday calendar & was deleted. ?

  The SAP error message FK205 indicates that the public holiday calendar you are trying to use has been deleted. This can occur in various scenarios, such as when processing payroll, creating financial documents, or running reports that depend on the public holiday calendar.
  Cause:
  
  Deletion of Public Holiday Calendar: The specific public holiday calendar that is referenced in your transaction or configuration has been deleted from the system.
  Incorrect Configuration: The system may be configured to use a public holiday calendar that is no longer available.
  Transport Issues: If the public holiday calendar was deleted in one environment (e.g., development) and not transported correctly to another environment (e.g., production), it may lead to this error.
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Public Holiday Calendar:
  
  Go to the transaction code SCAL (Maintain Public Holiday Calendar).
  Verify if the public holiday calendar in question exists. If it has been deleted, you will need to recreate it or restore it from a backup if available.
  
  
  
  Recreate the Calendar:
  
  If the calendar is missing, you can create a new public holiday calendar by using the same transaction (SCAL).
  Ensure that you define the holidays correctly according to your organization's requirements.
  
  
  
  Update Configuration:
  
  If the public holiday calendar is referenced in any configuration (like payroll or financial settings), update those configurations to point to the correct or newly created public holiday calendar.
  
  
  
  Check Transport Requests:
  
  If the deletion was unintentional, check if there are any transport requests that might have inadvertently removed the calendar. You may need to revert those changes.
  
  
  
  Consult Documentation:
  
  Review any documentation or change logs to understand why the calendar was deleted and ensure that it aligns with your business processes.
  
  
  
  Testing:
  
  After making the necessary changes, perform tests to ensure that the error does not occur again and that the system behaves as expected.
  
  
  
  Related Information:
  
  
  Transaction Codes: 
  
  SCAL: To maintain public holiday calendars.
  SM37: To check job logs if the error occurred during a background job.
  SE11: To check the database table for public holiday calendars (T005).
  
  
  
  SAP Notes: Check SAP Notes for any known issues or patches related to public holiday calendars.
  
  
  Documentation: Refer to SAP Help documentation for detailed steps on managing public holiday calendars and their implications in various modules.
  
  
  By following these steps, you should be able to resolve the FK205 error and ensure that your public holiday calendar is correctly configured in the SAP system.