How To Fix PTRA_DIALOGUE029 - Unable to approve trips with status 'Draft'

PTRA_DIALOGUE029 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: PTRA_DIALOGUE - HR TRAVEL: Messages for Trip Costs Dialog

• Message number: 029

• Message text: Unable to approve trips with status 'Draft'

What causes this issue?

The expense report was edited and saved as a draft in Employee
Self-Service (ESS). Expense reports that have <LS>Draft</> status <ZH>
cannot</> be approved in SAP GUI.

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?

Complete and save the expense report in ESS.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

PTRA_DIALOGUE029 - Details

• The SAP error message PTRA_DIALOGUE029 indicates that a user is attempting to approve trips that are in the status of 'Draft'. In SAP Travel Management, trips must be in a specific status to be approved, and 'Draft' is not one of those statuses.
  
  Cause:
  The primary cause of this error is that the trip is still in the 'Draft' status, which means it has not been finalized or submitted for approval. Only trips that are in the 'Submitted' or 'Approved' status can be processed for approval.
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, the user should take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Trip Status: Verify the status of the trip in question. If it is indeed in 'Draft', the user needs to finalize the trip.
  
  
  Finalize the Trip:
  
  Open the trip in the SAP Travel Management application.
  Complete any required fields or sections that are necessary for submission.
  Save the trip and then submit it for approval. This typically involves changing the