How To Fix O7493 - Overlapping validity periods found for partner role &

O7493 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 493

• 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 is terminated.

How to fix this error?

The system does not allow you to define overlapping periods. If this
should be acceptable, please contact your system administrator to
configure the system to allow overlapping periods.
Otherwise please modify your entry.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message O7493 - Overlapping validity periods found for partner role & ?

  The SAP error message O7493 indicates that there are overlapping validity periods for partner roles in the system. This typically occurs in the context of business partner management, where multiple entries for a partner role have been defined with overlapping date ranges, which can lead to confusion in data processing.
  
  Cause:
  The error arises when:
  
  You attempt to create or modify a business partner relationship, and the validity periods of the existing partner roles overlap with the new entry you are trying to add.
  For example, if you have a partner role defined from January 1, 2023, to December 31, 2023, and you try to add another entry for the same partner role that also starts on June 1, 2023, and ends on November 30, 2023, the system will throw this error.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the O7493 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Existing Partner Roles:
  
  Go to the business partner transaction (e.g., BP) and check