How To Fix 5G273 - Begin date of this record should normally be Employee's hire date: &.


5G273 - Overview

  • Message type: E = Error

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

  • Message number: 273

  • Message text: Begin date of this record should normally be Employee's hire date: &.

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  • What causes this issue?

    The employee's hire date and the begin date of this record are not
    identical.

    System Response

    The system is telling you that under normal circumstances, Infotype
    0085 (SSP1(L) Form Data GB) is normally created when an employee starts
    work at a company. Since only one SSP1(L) can be submitted for each
    period of employment, it is advisable to create this record starting
    from the hire date.
    The system has searched for a hire date between the proposed begin date
    and end date of this record. It has either not found one, or it has
    found one that is not identical to the begin date of this record.

    How to fix this error?

    Adjust the begin date of this record to the employee's hire date (see
    message short text for exact date).

    Procedure for System Administrators

    The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.


    Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.


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  • What is the cause and solution for SAP error message 5G273 - Begin date of this record should normally be Employee's hire date: &. ?
    The SAP error message 5G273, which states "Begin date of this record should normally be Employee's hire date: &.", typically occurs in the context of personnel administration or employee master data management. This error indicates that the start date (begin date) of a specific record (such as a position, organizational assignment, or other personnel-related data) does not align with the employee's hire date, which is expected to be the starting point for many records in the system.
    
    Cause: Incorrect Date Entry: The begin date for the record being created or modified is set to a date that is earlier or later than the employee's hire date. Data Migration Issues: If data was migrated from another system, the dates may not have been correctly aligned with the hire dates.
    Configuration Issues: There may be configuration settings in the SAP system that enforce this rule, and they may not be set up correctly. Record Overlap: If there

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