How To Fix HRPANL_EN204 - Start date for Inc. Std Education not within validity period of infotype

HRPANL_EN204 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: HRPANL_EN - Messages for NL Master Data

• Message number: 204

• Message text: Start date for Inc. Std Education not within validity period of infotype

What causes this issue?

You have defined a start date for the increase standard of education
activities that is not within the validity period for the infotype
record.

System Response

The payment reduction associated with increasing the employee's standard
of education is not included in payroll calculations and processing.

How to fix this error?

Check the date specified in the <LS>Increase Standard of Education Start
Date</> field, and correct as required.
If the <LS>Increase Standard of Education</> checkbox is selected and
the associated start date is valid for 2010, then the employee receives
a payment reduction. The payment reduction is processed in the period
that corresponds to the activity start date.

Procedure for System Administrators

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message HRPANL_EN204 - Start date for Inc. Std Education not within validity period of infotype ?

  The SAP error message HRPANL_EN204 indicates that there is an issue with the start date for the "Incentive Standard Education" (or similar infotype) not falling within the validity period defined for that infotype in the SAP system. This typically occurs in the Human Resources (HR) module when trying to enter or modify data related to employee education or training records.
  
  Cause:
  
  Invalid Date Range: The start date you are trying to enter for the infotype does not fall within the validity period that has been defined for that infotype. Each infotype in SAP has a validity period that specifies the range of dates during which the data is considered valid.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be configuration settings in the system that restrict the dates for certain infotypes, leading to this error.
  Data Entry Errors: The date may have been entered incorrectly, either by mistake or due to a misunderstanding of the required format.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Check Validity