How To Fix 5Z033 - Wage type & is not a primary, secondary, or absence wage type

5Z033 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 5Z - IS-HR/PSG Public Sector Payroll - Germany

• Message number: 033

• Message text: Wage type & is not a primary, secondary, or absence wage type

What causes this issue?

It is not possible to assign a primary, parallel, or absence period to
the specified wage type. This is probably due to a program error.

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 rule out a program error, check the consistency of the entries in
combination table T5D5G.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message 5Z033 - Wage type & is not a primary, secondary, or absence wage type ?

  The SAP error message 5Z033 indicates that a specific wage type is not classified as a primary, secondary, or absence wage type in the system. This error typically arises during payroll processing or when attempting to enter wage types in the system.
  
  Cause:
  
  Wage Type Configuration: The wage type in question has not been properly configured in the SAP system. It may not be assigned to the correct category (primary, secondary, or absence).
  Incorrect Wage Type Usage: The wage type may be incorrectly used in a payroll run or in a specific context where it is not allowed.
  Master Data Issues: The employee master data may reference a wage type that is not valid or not set up correctly in the system.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Wage Type Configuration:
  
  Go to the transaction code SM30 or SM31 and check the configuration for the wage type in the relevant tables (e.g., T512W for wage types).
  Ensure that the wage type is