How To Fix 5V527 - Contractual hours are zero; check master data

5V527 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 527

• Message text: Contractual hours are zero; check master data

What causes this issue?

During the payroll run, the system has identified a person with zero
contractual hours; this value is not valid for further processing.,,

System Response

The system cannot continue processing payroll for this person. If there
are more persons involved in the payroll run, processing continues for
the remaining persons.
<ZH>Note</>: This is a type E message.

How to fix this error?

You must correct the error before payroll processing for this person can
be completed. Proceed as follows:
Check and maintain the person's master data (for example, check the
<ZK>Planned Working Time</> (<ZH>0007</>) and <ZK>Absences </>(<ZH>2001
</>) infotype records)

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.

5V527 - Details

• The SAP error message 5V527 indicates that there are zero contractual hours defined for a specific employee or contract in the system. This typically occurs in the context of HR or payroll processing, where the system expects to find a defined number of contractual hours for an employee but finds none.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Master Data: The employee's master data may not have been properly maintained, leading to a lack of defined contractual hours.
  Incorrect Infotype Data: The relevant infotype (such as Infotype 0001 for Organizational Assignment or Infotype 0007 for Planned Working Time) may not have the correct data entered.
  Contract Type Issues: The employee's contract type may not be set up correctly, or the contractual hours may not have been defined for that specific contract type.
  Data Migration Issues: If data was migrated from another system, there may have been issues during the migration process that resulted in missing or incorrect data.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Employee Master