How To Fix 5W581 - The key (RDN) for employee record of personnel number & is initial

5W581 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 5W - Messages for PD (Particularly Workflow)

• Message number: 581

• Message text: The key (RDN) for employee record of personnel number & is initial

What causes this issue?

The key (RDN) for an employee record is initial. The key is required to
export the employee record to a connected LDAP directory server.

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?

To fill the key, implement the HRLDAP_ATTRIBUTES BAdI with a value, or
activate the BAdI implementation of the same name that is provided by
SAP. The SAP implementation consists of a concatenation from the logical
system from which the employee data originates and the employee's
personnel number.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

5W581 - Details

• The SAP error message 5W581 indicates that there is an issue with the employee record for a specific personnel number. The message states that the key (RDN) for the employee record is initial, which means that the required data for the employee's record is missing or not properly initialized.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Data: The employee record may not have been fully created or initialized. This could happen if the employee's data was not completely entered into the system.
  Incorrect Configuration: There may be issues with the configuration of the personnel administration module, leading to incomplete records.
  Data Migration Issues: If data was migrated from another system, there may have been errors during the migration process that resulted in incomplete records.
  User Error: The user may have attempted to create or modify an employee record without providing all the necessary information.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Check Employee Record: Go to the employee's record using the personnel number provided in the error message.