How To Fix /SHCM/EMPLOYEE_INT003 - Start date &1 does not match to validity period of employment

/SHCM/EMPLOYEE_INT003 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /SHCM/EMPLOYEE_INT -

• Message number: 003

• Message text: Start date &1 does not match to validity period of employment

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/SHCM/EMPLOYEE_INT003 - Details

• The SAP error message /SHCM/EMPLOYEE_INT003 Start date &1 does not match to validity period of employment typically occurs in the context of employee data management within the SAP Human Capital Management (HCM) module. This error indicates that the start date you are trying to enter for an employee does not align with the defined validity period of their employment record.
  
  Cause:
  
  Invalid Start Date: The start date you are trying to enter is outside the range of the employee's employment validity period. For example, if the employment record is valid from January 1, 2020, to December 31, 2020, and you try to enter a start date of January 1, 2021, you will encounter this error.
  Incorrect Employment Status: The employee's status may not allow for changes to be made to the start date, especially if the employee is already active or has been terminated.
  Data Entry Error: There may be a simple typographical error