How To Fix 5E217 - IT insurance company change date is mandatory if IT insurance co. exists


5E217 - Overview

  • Message type: E = Error

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

  • Message number: 217

  • Message text: IT insurance company change date is mandatory if IT insurance co. exists

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  • What is the cause and solution for SAP error message 5E217 - IT insurance company change date is mandatory if IT insurance co. exists ?
    The SAP error message 5E217 indicates that when an IT (Income Tax) insurance company is present in the employee's infotype (typically IT 0580 for insurance), a change date must be provided. This error usually occurs during the processing of employee data, particularly when trying to save changes related to insurance information.
    
    Cause: The error arises because the system requires a change date to be specified when there is an existing insurance company record. This is a validation rule in SAP to ensure that any changes made to the insurance information are properly tracked with a date.
    Solution: To resolve this error, you need to ensure that you provide a change date when you are making changes to the insurance company information. Here are the steps you can follow: Access the Employee's Infotype: Go to the relevant infotype (usually IT 0580) for the employee in question. Check Existing Records: Verify if there is an existing record for

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