How To Fix 5E071 - Part-time contract. Specify working days or hours.

5E071 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 5E - Error messages for Spanish infotypes module pools

• Message number: 071

• Message text: Part-time contract. Specify working days or hours.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message 5E071 - Part-time contract. Specify working days or hours. ?

  The SAP error message 5E071 typically relates to issues with part-time contracts, specifically indicating that the system requires the specification of working days or hours for an employee with a part-time contract. This error often arises in the context of personnel administration or payroll processing within the SAP Human Capital Management (HCM) module.
  
  Cause:
  The error occurs when:
  
  An employee is set up with a part-time contract, but the necessary details regarding their working hours or days have not been specified in the system.
  The configuration for part-time employees is incomplete or incorrect, leading to the system not being able to process payroll or other HR functions correctly.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Employee Master Data:
  
  Navigate to the employee's master data in the SAP system (Transaction code: PA30).
  Ensure that the working hours and working days are correctly defined in the relevant infotypes (e.g., Infotype 0001 - Organizational Assignment, Infotype 0007