How To Fix PE101 - An availability duty already exists from &1 to &2

PE101 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: PE - Shift Planning: Messages

• Message number: 101

• Message text: An availability duty already exists from &1 to &2

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message PE101 - An availability duty already exists from &1 to &2 ?

  The SAP error message PE101 "An availability duty already exists from &1 to &2" typically occurs in the context of personnel administration or time management when there is an attempt to create or modify an availability duty (such as a work schedule or time entry) that overlaps with an existing duty for the same employee.
  
  Cause:
  The error is triggered when:
  
  You are trying to enter a new availability duty for an employee that overlaps with an existing duty.
  The time period you are trying to assign is already covered by another availability duty, which violates the system's rules for time management.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Existing Duties: 
  
  Review the existing availability duties for the employee in question. You can do this by navigating to the relevant infotype (e.g., Infotype 2001 for Absences or Infotype 2002 for Attendances) and checking the time periods already assigned.
  
  
  
  Adjust Time Period:
  
  If the new