How To Fix 5D716 - Maintain the employer from the other legal area

5D716 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 716

• Message text: Maintain the employer from the other legal area

What causes this issue?

You entered an income threshold deficit for disruptive events for a
legal area that differs from the current employer's legal area (from
infotype 0001) on the key date. However, you did not enter a personnel
(sub)area in the "Employer Assignment" field.

System Response

In a disruptive event, the value credit that is used to calculate
contributions for the income threshold deficit for disruptive events of
the other legal area must be reported under a company number from that
legal area. To do so, you have to enter an appropriate personnel
(sub)area in infotype 0123.

How to fix this error?

Enter a personnel (sub)area under "Employer Assignment" that has the
same legal area as the specified income threshold deficit for disruptive
events.

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.

5D716 - Details

• The SAP error message 5D716, "Maintain the employer from the other legal area," typically occurs in the context of payroll processing or employee management when there is an issue related to the employer's legal area configuration. This error indicates that the system is unable to find the necessary employer data for the specified legal area, which is essential for processing payroll or other HR-related functions.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Configuration: The employer's data for the specified legal area may not be maintained in the system.
  Incorrect Legal Area Assignment: The employee may be assigned to a legal area that does not have a corresponding employer defined in the system.
  Data Inconsistency: There may be inconsistencies or errors in the configuration of the employer or legal area settings.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Employer Configuration:
  
  Navigate to the relevant configuration settings in SAP (usually in the SPRO transaction).
  Ensure that the employer is correctly defined for the legal area in question.
  If the employer is