How To Fix HREFIGB008 - Employee is inactive on the date of the infotype update

HREFIGB008 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: HREFIGB - Messages for Electronic-Filing

• Message number: 008

• Message text: Employee is inactive on the date of the infotype update

What causes this issue?

The employee is inactive on the date the form is due to take effect.

System Response

The system rejects this record since a form cannot be issued to an
inactive employee.

How to fix this error?

Investigate whether the master data for the employee is correct.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

HREFIGB008 - Details

• The SAP error message HREFIGB008 indicates that an employee is inactive on the date when an infotype update is being attempted. This typically occurs when you are trying to make changes to an employee's data (such as personal information, organizational assignment, etc.) in the system, but the employee's status is set to inactive for the specified date.
  
  Cause:
  
  Employee Status: The employee may have been terminated, retired, or otherwise marked as inactive in the system.
  Date of Update: The date you are trying to update the infotype may fall within a period when the employee is not active (e.g., after their termination date).
  Infotype Validity: The infotype you are trying to update may have specific validity periods that do not align with the employee's active status.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Check Employee Status: Verify the employee's status in the system. You can do this by checking the employee's master data (PA30 transaction) to see if they are marked as