How To Fix 5D718 - The legal areas of value credit &1 and employer &2 &3 are different

5D718 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 718

• Message text: The legal areas of value credit &1 and employer &2 &3 are different

What causes this issue?

You created a disruptive event for value credit &V1&. This value credit
was earned from employer &V2& &V3&. The value credit and the employer
are each assigned to a legal area, and these legal areas must match.

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?

Check the entries for the value credit and the employer.

Procedure for System Administrators

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message 5D718 - The legal areas of value credit &1 and employer &2 &3 are different ?

  The SAP error message 5D718 indicates that there is a mismatch between the legal areas associated with a value credit and an employer in the system. This typically occurs in the context of payroll processing or when handling employee benefits, where specific legal areas must align for proper processing.
  
  Cause:
  The error arises when:
  
  The value credit (e.g., a benefit or deduction) is assigned to a different legal area than the employer's legal area.
  There may be inconsistencies in the configuration of the legal areas in the system.
  The employee's master data may have been set up incorrectly, leading to a mismatch.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Configuration:
  
  Verify the configuration of the legal areas in the system. Ensure that the value credit and the employer are set up under the same legal area.
  Navigate to the relevant configuration settings in the SAP system (usually found in the IMG under Payroll settings).
  
  
  
  Review Employee