How To Fix /SHCM/EMPLOYEE_ODATA018 - Work Agreement is inactive for the Person &1 for the calendar date &2.

/SHCM/EMPLOYEE_ODATA018 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /SHCM/EMPLOYEE_ODATA -

• Message number: 018

• Message text: Work Agreement is inactive for the Person &1 for the calendar date &2.

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/SHCM/EMPLOYEE_ODATA018 - Details

• The SAP error message /SHCM/EMPLOYEE_ODATA018 indicates that there is an issue with the work agreement status for a specific employee on a given date. This error typically arises in the context of the SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central module or when using OData services to access employee data.
  
  Cause:
  The error message is triggered when:
  
  The work agreement for the specified employee (Person ID &1) is inactive on the specified calendar date (&2).
  The employee may not have a valid work agreement that is active for the date in question.
  There may be a configuration issue or data inconsistency in the employee's work agreement records.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Work Agreement Status:
  
  Navigate to the employee's work agreement records in SAP.
  Verify if the work agreement is indeed inactive for the specified date.
  If the work agreement is inactive, you may need to activate it or create a new work agreement that is valid