How To Fix HRPAD_DELIMIT017 - Validity period of employee group does not match employee subgroup(s)

HRPAD_DELIMIT017 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: HRPAD_DELIMIT - Validity of HR Objects

• Message number: 017

• Message text: Validity period of employee group does not match employee subgroup(s)

What causes this issue?

This employee group is assigned at least one employee subgroup whose
validity period is longer than the validity period of the employee
group. This means that one or both of the following situations exists:
The validity <ZH>start</> date of the employee group is <ZH>after</> the
validity start date of the employee subgroup.
The validity <ZH>end</> date of the employee group is <ZH>before</> the
validity end date of the employee subgroup.

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?

RESET N1.
Delete the newly created validity period of the employee group again.
Delete the validity periods of the assigned employee subgroups that are
longer than the validity period of the employee group.
Assign a validity period again to the employee group.
For the employee subgroups of the employee group that do not have a
validity period, the system automatically creates the same validity
period as that of the employee group.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

HRPAD_DELIMIT017 - Details

• The SAP error message HRPAD_DELIMIT017 indicates that there is a mismatch between the validity period of the employee group and the employee subgroup(s) in the Human Resources module. This error typically arises during the processing of personnel actions or when trying to maintain employee master data.
  
  Cause:
  
  Mismatch in Validity Periods: The employee group and employee subgroup have different validity periods. For example, if the employee group is valid from January 1, 2023, to December 31, 2023, but the employee subgroup is valid from March 1, 2023, to December 31, 2023, this will trigger the error.
  Incorrect Configuration: The configuration settings in the system for employee groups and subgroups may not align correctly.
  Data Entry Errors: Manual data entry errors when creating or updating employee records can lead to this mismatch.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Check Validity Periods: Review the validity periods of both the employee group and employee subgroup. Ensure that they match. You can do this by