How To Fix 5V705 - Language specified is inconsistent with the one determined by the system

5V705 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 705

• Message text: Language specified is inconsistent with the one determined by the system

What causes this issue?

The system has identified that the official language recorded in the
<ZK>Social Insurance B</> (<ZH>0100</>) infotype is not the same as the
one determined by the system.

System Response

The system determines the official language from the subarea. If the
language has not been defined for the subarea, the system then searches
the company details for this value.
If the address of the subarea or company is in Brussels, then the
language is determined using the preferred language of the employee, as
specifed in the <ZK>Personal Data</> (<ZH>0002</>) infotype.

How to fix this error?

Check that the language specified for the employee is correct.

Procedure for System Administrators

The system searches for the official language using the following class
methods:
<DS:CO.CL_HRPADBE_SUBAREA GET_OFFICIAL_LANGUAGE>Search the
offical language of the subarea</>
<DS:CO.CL_HRPADBE_COMPANY GET_OFFICIAL_LANGUAGE>Search the
official language of the company</>

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

5V705 - Details

• The SAP error message 5V705 indicates that there is a mismatch between the language specified in the user settings and the language determined by the system. This can occur in various scenarios, such as when a user tries to access a transaction or report that is not available in the specified language.
  
  Cause:
  
  User Profile Settings: The language set in the user profile may not match the language settings of the system or the language of the transaction/report being accessed.
  System Language Configuration: The system may not have the necessary language packs installed or configured correctly.
  Transaction Language: The transaction or report may not be available in the specified language, leading to this inconsistency.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check User Profile Settings:
  
  Go to the user profile settings (transaction code SU01).
  Verify the language setting in the user profile. Ensure it matches the language you intend to use.
  
  
  
  Change Language in SAP GUI:
  
  When logging into SAP, you can specify the language in