How To Fix 5D478 - General entitlement to retirement pension only exists after &1.

5D478 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 478

• Message text: General entitlement to retirement pension only exists after &1.

What causes this issue?

You have selected the UI indicator 0 (no insurance liability).

System Response

In order to make it more attractive for employers to hire pensioners, as
of January 1, 2017, the employer contribution towards unemployment
insurance no longer has to be paid after the employee has reached the
standard retirement age.
This standard retirement age is not reached until &V1&. Only after this
date may the change from having insurance liability to being exempt from
insurance take place.

How to fix this error?

Only make this change if you are sure that the entitlement to a
retirement pension begins earlier or if there is a reason to be exempt
from insurance.

Procedure for System Administrators

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

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message 5D478 - General entitlement to retirement pension only exists after &1. ?

  The SAP error message 5D478, which states "General entitlement to retirement pension only exists after &1," typically occurs in the context of the SAP Human Capital Management (HCM) module, specifically when dealing with employee retirement benefits and pension calculations.
  
  Cause:
  This error message indicates that the system is trying to process a retirement pension entitlement for an employee, but the entitlement is not valid until a specific date (denoted by &1). This usually means that the employee has not yet reached the eligibility date for retirement benefits, or there may be a configuration issue in the system regarding the employee's retirement plan.
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Employee Data: Verify the employee's data in the system, particularly the retirement age and eligibility dates. Ensure that the employee is indeed eligible for retirement benefits as of the date being processed.
  
  
  Review Configuration: Check the configuration settings for the retirement pension