How To Fix 5N009 - Please enter both health insurance group and contribution scale

5N009 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 5N - HR NL: Error Messages for Infotype Module Pools (NL)

• Message number: 009

• Message text: Please enter both health insurance group and contribution scale

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message 5N009 - Please enter both health insurance group and contribution scale ?

  The SAP error message 5N009, which states "Please enter both health insurance group and contribution scale," typically occurs in the context of employee master data maintenance, particularly when dealing with health insurance information in the SAP Human Capital Management (HCM) module.
  
  Cause:
  This error arises when the system requires both the health insurance group and the contribution scale to be filled in for an employee's health insurance details, but one or both of these fields are missing or incorrectly filled. The health insurance group categorizes the type of health insurance coverage, while the contribution scale determines the contribution rates for the insurance.
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, follow these steps:
  
  
  Access Employee Master Data:
  
  Go to the transaction code PA30 (Maintain HR Master Data) or the relevant screen where you are entering or updating employee information.
  
  
  
  Select the Employee:
  
  Enter the personnel number of the employee for whom you are trying to maintain health insurance data.
  
  
  
  Navigate to the