How To Fix P2551 - The attendance or absence type is not defined

P2551 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: P2 - Messages for HR Time Management

• Message number: 551

• Message text: The attendance or absence type is not defined

What causes this issue?

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

System Response

Check the entries in <DS:SIMG.OHIX0225>Define attendance types</>
and <DS:SIMG.OHIX0183>Define absence types</>.

How to fix this error?

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message P2551 - The attendance or absence type is not defined ?

  The SAP error message P2551, which states "The attendance or absence type is not defined," typically occurs in the context of the SAP Human Capital Management (HCM) module, particularly when dealing with time management functionalities. This error indicates that the system is unable to recognize a specific attendance or absence type that has been referenced in a time evaluation or payroll process.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Configuration: The attendance or absence type has not been defined in the system. This could be due to a configuration oversight during the setup of the time management module.
  Incorrect Type Code: The type code being used in the time evaluation or payroll process does not match any of the defined attendance or absence types in the system.
  Transport Issues: If the configuration was recently transported from a development environment to a production environment, there may have been issues during the transport process that resulted in missing definitions.
  Authorization Issues: The