How To Fix WK501 - If days are specified, hours are ignored

WK501 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WK - BPT: Messages integr. inbox

• Message number: 501

• Message text: If days are specified, hours are ignored

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WK501 - Details

• Certainly! Here's detailed information about the SAP error message WK501:
  
  SAP Message WK501:
  Text:
  If days are specified, hours are ignored
  
  
  Cause:
  This message occurs in SAP Workflow when you specify both days and hours for a deadline or time interval in a workflow step or container element. The system logic is designed such that if you enter a value for days, the hours value is disregarded. This is because the time interval is internally calculated primarily based on days, and hours are only considered if days are not specified.
  
  Explanation:
  
  In workflow deadlines or time-related settings, you can specify durations in days and/or hours.
  When both are entered, SAP prioritizes the days value and ignores the hours.
  This is a design behavior to avoid ambiguity in time interval calculations.
  
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Specify either days or hours, but not both.
  If you want to specify a deadline in hours, leave the days field empty or zero.
  If you want to specify a deadline in