How To Fix HRPADVE051 - There is already an entry for start date &. Check your entry

HRPADVE051 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: HRPADVE - HRMS-VE: Venezuela Payroll Message Class

• Message number: 051

• Message text: There is already an entry for start date &. Check your entry

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HRPADVE051 - Details

• The SAP error message HRPADVE051 typically occurs in the context of personnel administration when you are trying to create or modify an infotype record (such as a personnel action or a specific infotype like 0000, 0001, etc.) that has a start date which overlaps with an existing record. This error indicates that there is already an entry in the system for the specified start date, which prevents the creation of a new record with the same date.
  
  Cause:
  
  Overlapping Dates: The most common cause is that there is already an existing record for the employee with the same start date. SAP does not allow overlapping records for certain infotypes.
  Incorrect Data Entry: The user may have mistakenly entered the same start date for a new record that already exists.
  Data Migration Issues: If data was migrated from another system, there may be duplicate records or incorrect date entries.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Existing Records: 
  
  Use transaction code PA20