How To Fix 5M652 - ANTAL &2 needs more than 6 and TIMER &3 more than 6 characters for WT &1

5M652 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 5M - Error Messages for Denmark

• Message number: 652

• Message text: ANTAL &2 needs more than 6 and TIMER &3 more than 6 characters for WT &1

What causes this issue?

You have created a wage type that should be sent to PBS. This wage type
&1 contains amounts for the PBS fields ANTAL and TIMER/ENHEDER, which
are both too big to fit into the relevant PBS forms.

System Response

The system rejects the employee as such a transaction cannot be split
correctly and sent to PBS.

How to fix this error?

Check if the values are correct. If this is the case, you must split
the amounts into two (SAP) wage types. If required, you can use the
same PBS wage type, but on the SAP side of things the amounts must be
split so that they fit in the format.

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.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message 5M652 - ANTAL &2 needs more than 6 and TIMER &3 more than 6 characters for WT &1 ?

  The SAP error message 5M652 indicates that there is an issue with the input data for a specific work type (WT) in the system. The message states that the field "ANTAL" (which typically refers to quantity or amount) and "TIMER" (which usually refers to time) need to have more than 6 characters for the specified work type.
  
  Cause:
  
  Field Length Restriction: The error arises because the system expects the fields "ANTAL" and "TIMER" to contain more than 6 characters, but the input provided does not meet this requirement.
  Configuration Issue: There may be a configuration issue in the work type settings that defines the expected length for these fields.
  Data Entry Error: The user may have entered values that are too short for the required fields.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Check Input Values: Ensure that the values entered for "ANTAL" and "TIMER" are more than 6 characters long. This may involve entering a larger quantity or time value.
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