SAP HCM: Error accessing holiday calendar P2518

Solving “Error accessing holiday calendar on 20180901
Message number P2518
The function module HOLIDAY_CHECK_AND_GET_INFO returned an error”

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If you receive the above error when revaluating absences after changing or recreating and reassigning a holiday calendar, this may be due to the calendar buffer not being updated.

To do this, switch to TX SCAL.

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Select the relevant holiday calendar and click on “Update calendar buffer” in the “Extras” menu.

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