How To Fix HRPADRUREPORTS421 - Vacation can not be extended. Another absence exists after the illness

HRPADRUREPORTS421 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: HRPADRUREPORTS - HR-RU: message class for HR RU reports

• Message number: 421

• Message text: Vacation can not be extended. Another absence exists after the illness

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HRPADRUREPORTS421 - Details

• The SAP error message HRPADRUREPORTS421, which states "Vacation cannot be extended. Another absence exists after the illness," typically occurs in the context of managing employee absences in the SAP Human Capital Management (HCM) module. This error indicates that there is a conflict in the absence records for an employee, specifically when trying to extend a vacation period.
  
  Cause:
  
  Existing Absence Record: The primary cause of this error is that there is an existing absence (such as sick leave) that overlaps with the vacation period you are trying to extend. SAP does not allow vacation to be extended if there is another absence that follows it.
  Absence Type Configuration: The configuration of absence types in SAP may also restrict the ability to extend vacation if certain conditions are not met.
  Incorrect Date Entry: There may be an error in the dates entered for the vacation or the illness, leading to an overlap that SAP recognizes