How To Fix HRPAYDESV515 - The Date of Birth field must not be empty

HRPAYDESV515 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: HRPAYDESV - Error Messages Germany Payroll, Social Insurance

• Message number: 515

• Message text: The Date of Birth field must not be empty

What causes this issue?

The field "Date of Birth" (GBDT) is a mandatory field in the data module
"Birth Details" (DBGB).

System Response

The notification is created with the status "With Errors".

How to fix this error?

In the infotype "Personal Data" (0002), enter the employee's date of
birth.
Note: You can correct this error in the master data without having to
run payroll again.

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.

HRPAYDESV515 - Details

• The SAP error message HRPAYDESV515, which states "The Date of Birth field must not be empty," typically occurs in the context of personnel administration or payroll processing within the SAP Human Capital Management (HCM) module. This error indicates that the system requires a date of birth entry for an employee or personnel record, and it cannot proceed without this information.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Data: The most common cause of this error is that the Date of Birth field for an employee is not filled in the system.
  Data Entry Error: The data may have been inadvertently deleted or not entered during the initial setup of the employee record.
  Integration Issues: If data is being imported from another system or module, there may be issues with the data transfer that result in missing fields.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Employee Record: 
  
  Navigate to the employee's personnel record in the SAP system (usually through transaction codes like PA30 or PA20).
  Verify if the