How To Fix 5K093 - Employee &1 has invalid SIN number "000 000 000"

5K093 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 5K - HR: Messages for Canada

• Message number: 093

• Message text: Employee &1 has invalid SIN number "000 000 000"

What causes this issue?

Employee has invalid SIN number '000 000 000'.
Employees reported must have a valid SIN number. '000 000 000' is not
recognized as a valid SIN number by the tax authority.

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

System Response

How to fix this error?

Only report employees with valid SIN numbers.

Procedure for System Administrators

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message 5K093 - Employee &1 has invalid SIN number "000 000 000" ?

  The SAP error message "5K093 Employee &1 has invalid SIN number '000 000 000'" indicates that there is an issue with the Social Insurance Number (SIN) associated with a specific employee in the SAP system. The error suggests that the SIN number is either invalid or not formatted correctly.
  
  Cause:
  
  Invalid Format: The SIN number may not conform to the expected format. In Canada, a valid SIN is a nine-digit number, and it should not contain any letters or special characters.
  Placeholder Value: The SIN number "000 000 000" is often used as a placeholder or default value, indicating that the actual SIN has not been entered or is missing.
  Data Entry Error: There may have been a mistake during data entry, leading to an incorrect or incomplete SIN being recorded.
  Regulatory Compliance: The system may have validation rules in place to ensure that the SIN is valid and complies with government regulations.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Update the SIN: