How To Fix PE140 - Sequence contains only &1 days. Choose starting point no greater than &2

PE140 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: PE - Shift Planning: Messages

• Message number: 140

• Message text: Sequence contains only &1 days. Choose starting point no greater than &2

What causes this issue?

Your shift sequence "&v3&" contains only &v1& days. You can only choose
a starting point within this shift sequence. In other words, the value
of the starting point must not be greater than the number of days in
the shift sequence.

System Response

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

How to fix this error?

Choose a value less than &v1&.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message PE140 - Sequence contains only &1 days. Choose starting point no greater than &2 ?

  The SAP error message PE140 typically occurs in the context of personnel administration or time management when you are trying to process a sequence of days for a specific employee or time period. The error indicates that the sequence you are trying to work with contains only a limited number of days (denoted by &1), and you are attempting to start from a point that exceeds the maximum allowed (denoted by &2).
  
  Cause:
  
  Limited Date Range: The sequence you are trying to access or process has a limited number of days available. For example, if the sequence only contains 5 days, but you are trying to start from the 6th day, this error will occur.
  Incorrect Date Input: The starting point you have entered is beyond the available range of dates in the sequence.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be configuration settings in the SAP system that limit the number of days available for processing.
  
  
  Solution:
  
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