HR Workflow On Absence Approvals, Errors: ORA-20000: ORA-20001:ORA-20001: The formula BG_ABSENCE_DURATION could not be executed because the context BUSINESS_GROUP_ID was not set (Doc ID 2097408.1)

Last updated on AUGUST 25, 2017

Applies to:

Oracle Human Resources - Version 12.1 HRMS RUP7 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

When attempting to submit approval of leave requests and the employee has a date tracked change to assignment, the following error occurs.

ORA-20000: ORA-20001:ORA-20001: The formula BG_ABSENCE_DURATION could not be executed because the context BUSINESS_GROUP_ID was not set. All the relevant context values must be set before a formula can be executed.



Steps to Reproduce:
The issue can be reproduced at will with the following steps:

1.  Log in to the Responsibility.

2.  People-> Enter and Maintain-> query an employee record-> Assignment-> Salary Information

3.  End future date change say 22nd April 2015.

4.  Login as Supervisor – Manager Self Service – Absence Management – Enter leave request for any date after the one entered in assignment tab.

5.  Check workflow for leave

6.  Error occurs.



Changes

 

Cause

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