How To Fix 5K194 - Address in Infotype 0006 longer than specification for employee &1.

5K194 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 194

• Message text: Address in Infotype 0006 longer than specification for employee &1.

What causes this issue?

Employee's address length in Infotype 0006 is greater than that
specified by CRA. If this is not corrected, the system will truncate
the address line to CRA specified length during XML file creation
without a warning.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message 5K194 - Address in Infotype 0006 longer than specification for employee &1. ?

  The SAP error message 5K194 ("Address in Infotype 0006 longer than specification for employee &1") typically occurs when the address information entered in Infotype 0006 (Addresses) exceeds the defined length specifications for that particular field in the SAP system.
  
  Cause:
  The error is caused by one or more of the address fields in Infotype 0006 containing data that exceeds the maximum allowed character length. This can happen if:
  
  The address line, city, or other address-related fields have been filled with too many characters.
  The configuration settings for the address fields in the system are set to a specific length, and the entered data exceeds that length.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check the Address Fields: 
  
  Go to the transaction code PA30 (Maintain HR Master Data) and enter the employee number.
  Navigate to Infotype 0006 (Addresses) and review the address fields.
  Identify which field(s) contain data that exceeds the allowed length.
  
  
  
  Edit the Address:
  
  Shorten the