How To Fix 5C247 - Impermissable Combination with Type of Employment Relationship

5C247 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 5C - HR: Messages for Switzerland

• Message number: 247

• Message text: Impermissable Combination with Type of Employment Relationship

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message 5C247 - Impermissable Combination with Type of Employment Relationship ?

  The SAP error message 5C247, "Impermissible Combination with Type of Employment Relationship," typically occurs in the context of personnel administration and payroll processing within the SAP Human Capital Management (HCM) module. This error indicates that there is an inconsistency or conflict in the configuration of the employee's type of employment relationship and other related data.
  
  Cause:
  The error can arise due to several reasons, including:
  
  
  Incorrect Configuration: The employment relationship type may not be compatible with other settings in the employee's master data, such as the infotype records (e.g., infotype 0001 for organizational assignment, infotype 0002 for personal data).
  
  
  Invalid Combinations: Certain combinations of employment types (e.g., full-time, part-time, temporary) and other attributes (like contract type, pay scale, etc.) may not be allowed based on the organization's configuration.
  
  
  Missing or Incorrect Data: Required fields in the employee's master data may be missing or incorrectly filled out, leading to conflicts.
  
  
  Customizations: If the organization has custom rules