How To Fix 5G246 - Required date is missing for this SPP self-certificate

5G246 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 5G - HR: Messages for Britain

• Message number: 246

• Message text: Required date is missing for this SPP self-certificate

What causes this issue?

For Infotype <ZK>SMP/SAP/SPP GB </>(0088) subtypes <ZK>Statutory
Paternity Pay (adoption)</> and <ZK>Statutory Paternity Pay (birth)</>,
certain fields must be maintained as follows:
Statutory Paternity Pay (adoption)
The <ZK>Self-Certificate provided</> indicator must be set, and the
field <ZK>Notificatn. of match </>(containing the date of notification
of matching) must be maintained.
Statutory Paternity Pay (birth)
The <ZK>Self-Certificate provided</> indicator must be set, and the
field <ZK>Expected delivery </>(containing the date on which the doctor
or midwife expects the baby to be born) must be maintained.

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?

Maintain both of the required fields within the respective infotype
subtypes Statutory Paternity Pay (adoption) and Statutory Paternity Pay
(birth).

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

Smart SAP Assistant

• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message 5G246 - Required date is missing for this SPP self-certificate ?

  The SAP error message 5G246 indicates that a required date is missing for a Self-Processing Product (SPP) self-certificate. This error typically arises in the context of managing product certifications and compliance within the SAP system, particularly when dealing with self-certification processes.
  
  Cause:
  The error occurs when the system expects a required date (such as a validity date, effective date, or expiration date) to be provided for a self-certificate, but it is missing. This can happen due to:
  
  Incomplete Data Entry: The user may not have filled in all the necessary fields when creating or updating the self-certificate.
  System 
  Configuration Issues: There may be configuration settings in the SAP system that require certain fields to be filled out, but they are not being enforced correctly.
  Data Migration Issues: If data was migrated from another system, some required fields may not have been populated correctly.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check the Self-Certificate Entry:
  
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