How To Fix UMB042 - Overlapping periods are not permitted: See line &1 and line &2

UMB042 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: UMB - SEM-CPM: Balanced Scorecard

• Message number: 042

• Message text: Overlapping periods are not permitted: See line &1 and line &2

What causes this issue?

Two periods overlap.

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?

Choose the icon for details and display the defined periods.
Change the start and end times, so that the periods no longer overlap.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

UMB042 - Details

• The SAP error message UMB042, which states "Overlapping periods are not permitted: See line &1 and line &2," typically occurs in the context of managing time periods for various business processes, such as budgeting, planning, or resource allocation. This error indicates that there are two or more entries that have overlapping time periods, which is not allowed in the system.
  
  Cause:
  The error is caused by the following scenarios:
  
  Overlapping Time Periods: You have defined two or more periods that overlap in terms of start and end dates. For example, if one period runs from January 1 to January 31 and another from January 15 to February 15, this will trigger the error.
  Incorrect Data Entry: There may be a mistake in the data entry where the start and end dates were not set correctly.
  
  Configuration Issues: In some cases, the configuration settings for the relevant module may not allow overlapping periods.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the UMB042