SAP Message RP438 - Absence period is outside permitted area (acc. to T5D0D)

Diagnosis
As of 1.1.2001, an employee in Germany may take a maximum of 12 monthsbetween the 3rd and 8th year of his/her child's life as (absence type)'parent time'.
If you enter an absence type 'parent time' for a period outside thepermitted boundaries (which are specified in tables T554M and T5D0D),this error message appears.
The current case involves an absence from &V1& to &V2&. However, thatis longer than permitted (for this period).

Procedure
Check whether the data for the absence period is correct. If it is,check the limits in tables T554M and T5D0D for the absence typeentered.
If this message appears as an error message, you can change it to awarning in table T5D0D.