How To Fix 5V237 - Number of working days not defined for dismissal period

5V237 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 5V - HR: Messages for Belgium

• Message number: 237

• Message text: Number of working days not defined for dismissal period

What causes this issue?

You have assigned a dismissal allowance and dismissal period to this
employee.
For the resulting dismissal period in months, see wage type /50A Months
for statutory leave allowance.
For the resulting number of working days, see wage type /3D1 Base-SI
dismissal allowance.
The number of working days is mandatory for declaration purposes.

System Response

Due to the missing input data, no calculation of the above-mentioned
wage types is possible.

How to fix this error?

You should check for this employee that within the last record of
infotype <ZK>Planned Working Time</> (<ZH>0007</>), a work schedule with
a distribution of planned working days is defined. Otherwise no
calculation of the above-mentioned wage types is possible.

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.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

5V237 - Details

• The SAP error message 5V237, which states "Number of working days not defined for dismissal period," typically occurs in the context of personnel administration or payroll processing when there is an issue with the configuration of working days in relation to an employee's dismissal period.
  
  Cause:
  This error usually arises due to one of the following reasons:
  
  Missing Configuration: The system does not have the necessary configuration for the number of working days defined for the specific dismissal period in the employee's record.
  Incorrect Date Settings: The dates related to the dismissal period may not align with the defined working days in the system.
  Calendar Settings: The work schedule or holiday calendar may not be properly set up, leading to discrepancies in the calculation of working days.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Configuration:
  
  Go to the configuration settings in SAP (usually through transaction code SPRO).
  Navigate to Personnel Management > Personnel Administration >