How To Fix HRPAYDESV535 - The Legal Area indicator is not permitted

HRPAYDESV535 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 535

• Message text: The Legal Area indicator is not permitted

What causes this issue?

The value &v1& is not allowed for the "Legal Area" indicator. Only the
following values are allowed:
W: Old federal state incl. the former West Berlin
O: New federal state incl. the former East Berlin

System Response

The notification is created with the status <ZK>With Errors</>.

How to fix this error?

In the view V_T5D0P, change the indicator for the relevant personnel
areas and subarea of the employee.
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.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message HRPAYDESV535 - The Legal Area indicator is not permitted ?

  The SAP error message HRPAYDESV535, which states "The Legal Area indicator is not permitted," typically occurs in the context of payroll processing within the SAP Human Capital Management (HCM) module. This error indicates that there is an issue with the legal area configuration for the employee or the payroll run being processed.
  
  Cause:
  
  Incorrect Legal Area Configuration: The legal area assigned to the employee may not be valid for the payroll run. This can happen if the legal area is not set up correctly in the system or if it does not match the payroll area being processed.
  Missing or Incorrect Assignment: The employee may not have a valid legal area assigned in their master data (infotype 0001 - Organizational Assignment).
  Payroll Area Issues: The payroll area may not be configured to allow the specified legal area, or there may be restrictions in place that prevent the use of that legal area for payroll