How To Fix WFD_BL_MSG036 - Invalid data due to gaps or overlapping employment periods.

WFD_BL_MSG036 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WFD_BL_MSG - Message Class for Workforce Assignment and Details

• Message number: 036

• Message text: Invalid data due to gaps or overlapping employment periods.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WFD_BL_MSG036 - Invalid data due to gaps or overlapping employment periods. ?

  The SAP error message WFD_BL_MSG036: Invalid data due to gaps or overlapping employment periods typically occurs in the context of SAP Workflow or SAP HR (Human Resources) when dealing with employee employment periods or validity intervals.
  
  
  Cause:
  This error indicates that the system has detected either gaps or overlapping periods in the employment data or validity intervals for an employee or object. Specifically:
  
  Gaps: There is a missing period between two employment records or validity intervals where no employment is recorded.
  Overlapping periods: Two or more employment records or validity intervals overlap in time, which is logically inconsistent.
  
  Such inconsistencies violate the data integrity rules in SAP, which require continuous and non-overlapping validity periods for employment or related data.
  
  Where it occurs:
  
  In Personnel Administration (PA) when maintaining employment periods.
  In Workflow when validating data related to employee assignments or organizational assignments.
  In Time Management or Payroll when processing employee data with validity intervals.
  During data migration or mass data