How To Fix PB316 - Time constraint allows you to assign only one person.

PB316 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: PB - PD: Message IDs Org. Management

• Message number: 316

• Message text: Time constraint allows you to assign only one person.

What causes this issue?

The time constraint set up for relationships between persons and
positions (subtype &V4&) only allows you to assign one position to on
person at a time. The position assignments of a person may not,
therefore, overlap.

How to fix this error?

* If you want to carry out this assignment, you have the following
options: Delete either the other holder relationship for the period
&V1& to &V2& for person &V3& or set the time constraint for
relationships between person and position (subtype &V4&) to 3.
* Otherwise, you can choose not to carry out this assignment.

Procedure for System Administrators

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

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message PB316 - Time constraint allows you to assign only one person. ?

  The SAP error message PB316 ("Time constraint allows you to assign only one person") typically occurs in the context of personnel administration or organizational management when you are trying to assign multiple employees to a position or role that is restricted to only one assignment due to its time constraint settings.
  
  Cause:
  The error is caused by the configuration of the time constraint for the position or role in the SAP system. In SAP, time constraints define how many employees can be assigned to a specific position at a given time. The time constraint for the position is set to allow only one assignment, which means that if you attempt to assign another employee to that position while one is already assigned, you will encounter this error.
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the error, you can consider the following solutions:
  
  
  Check Current Assignments: Verify if there is already an employee assigned to the position. If so, you