How To Fix HRPAYDESV516 - The Gender field must not be empty

HRPAYDESV516 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 516

• Message text: The Gender field must not be empty

What causes this issue?

The field "Gender" (GE) 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 form of
address. The form-of-address key is used to determine the employee's
gender.
Note: You can correct this error in the master data without having to
run payroll again.

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 HRPAYDESV516 - The Gender field must not be empty ?

  The SAP error message HRPAYDESV516, which states "The Gender field must not be empty," typically occurs in the context of employee master data or payroll processing within the SAP Human Capital Management (HCM) module. This error indicates that the system requires a value for the gender field, which is essential for various HR processes, including payroll calculations, reporting, and compliance.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Data: The most common cause of this error is that the gender field in the employee's master data (infotype 0002 - Personal Data) has not been filled in.
  Data Migration Issues: If data has been migrated from another system, the gender field may not have been populated correctly.
  User Input Error: During data entry, the user may have overlooked filling in the gender field.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Employee Master Data:
  
  Navigate to the employee's master data using transaction code PA30 (Maintain HR Master Data).
  Select the relevant infotype (usually Infotype 0002 - Personal Data).
  Ensure that the Gender