How To Fix PE591 - No report variant defined for time evaluation in Customizing

PE591 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: PE - Shift Planning: Messages

• Message number: 591

• Message text: No report variant defined for time evaluation in Customizing

What causes this issue?

You are attempting to carry out the function 'Check shift plan'. This
check requires that a report variant has been created for the time
evaluation and that this report variant has been identified in Shift
Planning Customizing. This is obviously not the case.

System Response

The function 'Check shift plan' cannot be carried out.

How to fix this error?

Specify the time evaluation report variant that should be used for the
function <DS:SIMG.SIMG_CFMENUOHP5OODY>'Check shift plan</>.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message PE591 - No report variant defined for time evaluation in Customizing ?

  The SAP error message PE591 "No report variant defined for time evaluation in Customizing" typically occurs in the context of time evaluation processes, such as when running the time evaluation report (e.g., RPTIME00) in the SAP HR module. This error indicates that the system cannot find a defined report variant for the time evaluation process you are trying to execute.
  
  Cause:
  The primary cause of this error is that there is no report variant configured for the time evaluation report in the Customizing settings. Report variants are used to store specific selection criteria and settings for reports, and if none are defined, the system cannot proceed with the evaluation.
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you need to define a report variant for the time evaluation report. Here are the steps to do this:
  
  
  Access the Report Variant Configuration:
  
  Go to the transaction code SE38 (ABAP Editor) or SA38 (Execute Report).
  Enter the report name (e.g., RPTIME00 for