How To Fix 5V702 - Official language is not valid; select a valid legal language

5V702 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 702

• Message text: Official language is not valid; select a valid legal language

What causes this issue?

The system has identified that the <DS:DE.RSZLA>offical language</> for
an employee is not a legal language for Belgium. Valid legal languages
in Belgium include french, dutch, and german.

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?

Check that the preferred language of the employee is one of the valid
legal languages, either french, dutch, or german.
Note that the valid legal languages also apply for expatriated
employees; no other languages are accepted.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

5V702 - Details

• The SAP error message 5V702 indicates that the official language specified in the system is not valid. This error typically arises when the system is configured to use a language that is not recognized as a legal language in the context of the SAP system's configuration.
  
  Cause:
  
  Invalid Language Code: The language code entered in the system is not valid or not supported.
  
  Configuration Issues: The official language settings in the SAP system may not be properly configured.
  Missing Language Packs: The required language packs may not be installed in the SAP system.
  User Profile Settings: The user profile may have an invalid language setting.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Check Language Configuration:
  
  Go to transaction code SPRO (SAP Reference IMG).
  Navigate to SAP Customizing Implementation Guide > General Settings > Set Countries and Languages.
  Ensure that the official language is set correctly and is a valid language code.
  
  
  
  Verify Language Codes:
  
  Check the list of valid language