How To Fix 5D243 - Employee number contains illegal characters or is incomplete

5D243 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 5D - Error Messages for German Infotype Module Pools

• Message number: 243

• Message text: Employee number contains illegal characters or is incomplete

What causes this issue?

The employee number can only contain digits.
If the employee number is incomplete - for example, contains blanks -
this rule is violated.

System Response

The employee cannot be included in payroll accounting, data medium
exchange with the pension fund, and so on.

How to fix this error?

Enter a full, valid employee number.
If you have already requested a payroll card for a new employee but have
not received it yet, you can use a temporary employee number. The
structure of the temporary employee number is defined as follows:
YYMMDD00NNN99
YY Year of birth
MM Month of birth
DD Day of birth
00 The digit "0" twice
NNN sequence number (001-999)
99 The digit "9" twice

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message 5D243 - Employee number contains illegal characters or is incomplete ?

  The SAP error message 5D243 indicates that there is an issue with the employee number being used in a transaction or process. Specifically, it suggests that the employee number contains illegal characters or is incomplete. Here’s a breakdown of the cause, potential solutions, and related information:
  
  Cause:
  
  Illegal Characters: The employee number may contain characters that are not allowed, such as special characters (e.g., @, #, $, etc.) or spaces.
  Incomplete Employee Number: The employee number may be missing digits or characters, making it invalid.
  Incorrect Format: The employee number may not conform to the expected format defined in the system settings (e.g., length, character type).
  Data Entry Error: There may have been a typographical error when entering the employee number.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Check the Employee Number: Verify that the employee number is entered correctly. Ensure that it does not contain any illegal characters or spaces.
  Format Compliance: Ensure that the employee number adheres to the required format and