How To Fix 5G504 - No employees to be examined

5G504 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 504

• Message text: No employees to be examined

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message 5G504 - No employees to be examined ?

  The SAP error message 5G504: No employees to be examined typically occurs in the context of HR or payroll processing when a report or transaction is executed that requires employee data, but no employees meet the criteria specified in the selection parameters.
  Causes:
  
  Selection Criteria: The selection criteria set in the report or transaction may be too restrictive, leading to no employees being selected. This could include filters based on organizational units, employee status, or specific date ranges.
  Data Availability: There may be no employees in the system that match the specified criteria. This could happen if the employee records have not been created or if they have been archived or deleted.
  Authorization Issues: The user executing the report may not have the necessary authorizations to view certain employee records, leading to an empty result set.
  Incorrect Configuration: There may be configuration issues in the HR module that prevent the system from retrieving employee data