How To Fix 5D476 - Use the US indicator 0 if there is entitlement to retirement pension.

5D476 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 476

• Message text: Use the US indicator 0 if there is entitlement to retirement pension.

What causes this issue?

You have selected the UI indicator 2 (half contribution). To make the
employment of pensioners more attractive to employers, as of January 1,
2017, no other amount has to be paid for unemployment insurance (UI
indicator 0 - no insurance liability) after employees have reached the
standard retirement age. Up until now, the employer's contribution for
unemployment insurance (UI indicator 2 - half contribution) had to be
paid.

System Response

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

How to fix this error?

If entitlement to a standard retirement pension exists, use UI indicator
0 instead of UI indicator 2.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

5D476 - Details

• The SAP error message 5D476 typically relates to issues in the configuration of retirement pension entitlements within the SAP system, particularly in the context of payroll processing. This error indicates that the system has detected a situation where the US indicator (which is used to determine the entitlement to retirement pension) is not set correctly.
  
  Cause:
  The error message "Use the US indicator 0 if there is entitlement to retirement pension" suggests that the system expects the US indicator to be set to '0' for employees who are entitled to a retirement pension. If the indicator is set incorrectly (for example, to '1' or left blank), the system will trigger this error during payroll processing or when trying to generate reports related to retirement benefits.
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you should follow these steps:
  
  
  Check Employee Master Data: 
  
  Go to the employee's master data in the SAP system (Transaction PA30).
  Check the relevant infotype (usually