How To Fix O7446 - Overlapping validity periods found for partner role &

O7446 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: O7 - IS-Oil: MRN Marketing Retail Network messages

• Message number: 446

• Message text: Overlapping validity periods found for partner role &

What causes this issue?

The start date and time and end date and time entered for this partner
role, partner role &V1&, overlap with existing validity periods.

System Response

Processing continues.

How to fix this error?

If this is acceptable, please continue. If you do not wish to define
overlapping validity periods, please modify your entry.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message O7446 - Overlapping validity periods found for partner role & ?

  The SAP error message O7446 indicates that there are overlapping validity periods for partner roles in the system. This typically occurs when you are trying to create or modify a business partner or a related entity, and the validity periods for the partner roles conflict with existing entries.
  
  Cause:
  The error arises when:
  
  You attempt to assign a partner role to a business partner with a validity period that overlaps with an existing entry for the same partner role.
  The system checks the validity periods and finds that the new entry's start and end dates conflict with those of an existing entry.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the O7446 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Existing Partner Roles:
  
  Navigate to the business partner or entity in question and review the existing partner roles and their validity periods.
  Identify any overlapping entries that may be causing the conflict.
  
  
  
  Adjust Validity Periods:
  
  Modify the validity periods of the existing partner roles to eliminate