How To Fix PE637 - There are attendances or absences during the temporary assignment period

PE637 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: PE - Shift Planning: Messages

• Message number: 637

• Message text: There are attendances or absences during the temporary assignment period

What causes this issue?

You want to delgate employee &v3& in the period from &v1& to &v2&.
However, there are absences or attendances for employee &v1& in this
period.

System Response

Because of the existing data records, you cannot enter the delegation
from &v1& to &v2&.

How to fix this error?

First, delete the existing absences or attendances for employee &v3& in
the period from &v1& to &v2&, or change the delegation period so that
no absences or attendances are affected.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

PE637 - Details

• The SAP error message PE637 indicates that there are attendances or absences recorded for an employee during a temporary assignment period, which can cause issues when trying to process certain HR-related actions, such as transferring or reassigning the employee.
  
  Cause:
  The error typically arises when:
  
  An employee has recorded attendance or absence entries that overlap with the dates of a temporary assignment.
  The system does not allow changes to the employee's assignment status while there are active attendance or absence records.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the PE637 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Attendance/Absence Records:
  
  Review the employee's attendance and absence records in the relevant time frame. You can do this using transaction codes like PA20 (Display HR Master Data) or PA30 (Maintain HR Master Data).
  Identify any entries that fall within the temporary assignment period.
  
  
  
  Adjust or Delete Records:
  
  If there are entries that should not be there, consider adjusting or deleting them. Ensure that any changes comply with