How To Fix SAWE_BO_SA013 - Assignment cannot be deleted: &1/&2/&3. Working time already entered

SAWE_BO_SA013 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: SAWE_BO_SA - Message class for BO Staff Assignment

• Message number: 013

• Message text: Assignment cannot be deleted: &1/&2/&3. Working time already entered

What causes this issue?

Working time has already been entered in CATS for assignment object &v1&
, employee &v2&<(>,<)> and activity type &v3&.

System Response

This assignment can no longer be deleted.

How to fix this error?

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

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

SAWE_BO_SA013 - Details

• The SAP error message SAWE_BO_SA013 indicates that an assignment (such as a work schedule or a task assignment) cannot be deleted because there are already working times recorded for that assignment. This is a common issue in SAP systems when trying to manage work schedules or employee assignments.
  
  Cause:
  The primary cause of this error is that the system has detected existing entries related to working times for the specified assignment. This means that there are time records or attendance data that reference the assignment you are trying to delete. SAP enforces data integrity, so it prevents the deletion of assignments that are still in use.
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Existing Working Times: 
  
  Navigate to the relevant transaction (e.g., PA20 for displaying employee data or PA30 for maintaining employee data) and check if there are any working time records associated with the assignment you are trying to