How To Fix 5O401 - Enter workdays (either use the day vector or enter your own text)

5O401 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 5O - Notifications in the Master Data Area (Austria)

• Message number: 401

• Message text: Enter workdays (either use the day vector or enter your own text)

What causes this issue?

You have selected individual week days in the group box <ZH>Work days
</>. You have also made an entry the field <ZH>Other rule</>.

System Response

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

How to fix this error?

Select either individual weekdays <ZH>or</> enter another rule:
If the employee works the same days each week, select the applicable
weekdays.
If the employee does not work regularly on the same days, but instead
works, for example, shifts, enter the corresponding rule in <ZH>Other
rules</>.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

5O401 - Details

• The SAP error message 5O401 ("Enter workdays (either use the day vector or enter your own text)") typically occurs in the context of planning or scheduling activities within SAP, particularly when dealing with workdays in a planning scenario. This error indicates that the system requires a specification of workdays, but the input provided is either missing or incorrect.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Workdays: The user has not entered any workdays in the relevant field.
  Incorrect Format: The workdays may not be entered in the expected format or structure.
  Day Vector Not Defined: If a day vector is expected but not defined or selected, the system will throw this error.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be issues with the configuration of the workday calendar or planning parameters.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Enter Workdays: Ensure that you enter the required workdays in the appropriate field. This can be done by:
  
  Using the day vector if available.
  Manually entering the workdays in the correct format.
  
  
  
  Check Day Vector: If