How To Fix 5G250 - Enter either intended start date of SPL or actual delivery date

5G250 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 250

• Message text: Enter either intended start date of SPL or actual delivery date

What causes this issue?

For Statutory Paternity Pay (birth), either the field <ZK>Intended
start </>[containing the intended start date of the employee's
Statutory Paternity Leave (SPL)] , or the field <ZK>Actual delivery
date</> (containing the actual birth date of the child) 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 at least one of these two fields with the relevant date.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

5G250 - Details

• The SAP error message 5G250 indicates that there is a requirement to enter either the intended start date of the Service Level Agreement (SPL) or the actual delivery date when processing a transaction. This error typically arises in the context of logistics or supply chain management within SAP, particularly when dealing with delivery schedules or service agreements.
  
  Cause:
  The error occurs when the system expects one of the two dates (intended start date of SPL or actual delivery date) to be filled in, but neither is provided. This can happen due to:
  
  Missing Data: The user may not have entered the required date fields in the transaction.
  
  Configuration Issues: The system may be configured in a way that mandates these fields to be filled in certain transactions.
  User Input Error: The user may have overlooked these fields or entered them incorrectly.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Input Fields: Ensure that you