How To Fix PV798 - No booking possible; archived attendance records exist

PV798 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: PV - Training and Event Management

• Message number: 798

• Message text: No booking possible; archived attendance records exist

What causes this issue?

It is not possible to book a business event if it already has archived
attendance records. Archived attendance records are relationships
between attendees and the business event type. These are created either
during follow-up processing or using report RHARCHIV.

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?

Use report RHARCHIV to delete the archived attendance records.
Make the booking for the business event.
Use report RHARCHIV to create the archived attendance records.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

PV798 - Details

• The SAP error message PV798 "No booking possible; archived attendance records exist" typically occurs in the context of time management and attendance processing within the SAP system. This error indicates that there are archived attendance records that prevent further bookings or modifications to attendance data.
  
  Cause:
  
  Archived Attendance Records: The primary cause of this error is that attendance records have been archived. When records are archived, they are no longer available for processing in the current system context, which can lead to issues when trying to book new attendance or modify existing records.
  System Configuration: The system may be configured to prevent changes to attendance records that have been archived, which is a common practice to maintain data integrity and compliance with legal requirements.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can consider the following steps:
  
  
  Check Archived Records:
  
  Use transaction codes like SARA (Archive Administration) to check the archived attendance records. You can review which records are