How To Fix 5G251 - SPL (birth) cannot start before expected or actual date of birth

5G251 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 251

• Message text: SPL (birth) cannot start before expected or actual date of birth

What causes this issue?

You have entered a date in the field <ZK>Intended start</> (intended
start date for Statutory Paternity Leave for the birth of a child) that
is earlier than the expected, or actual, date of birth (<ZK>Expected
delivery </>or <ZK>Actual delivery date </>fields, respectively). This
form of Statutory Paternity Leave cannot begin on a date earlier than
the expected or actual date of birth of the child.

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 the field <ZK>Intended start</> with a date on or after the
expected or actual date of birth of the child.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message 5G251 - SPL (birth) cannot start before expected or actual date of birth ?

  The SAP error message 5G251 indicates that there is an issue with the start date of a specific event related to a person's birth in the system. This error typically arises in the context of personnel administration or employee master data management within SAP, particularly when dealing with the infotype for personal data.
  
  Cause:
  The error message 5G251 SPL (birth) cannot start before expected or actual date of birth usually occurs due to one of the following reasons:
  
  
  Incorrect Date Entry: The start date for the event (e.g., a specific personnel action or infotype record) is set before the actual or expected date of birth of the individual. This can happen if the dates are not entered correctly or if there is a misunderstanding of the date format.
  
  
  Data Consistency Issues: There may be inconsistencies in the data entered in the system, such as the date of birth being incorrectly recorded or not updated.
  
  
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