How To Fix HRPAYDESV544 - The agreed weekly working hours must not be zero

HRPAYDESV544 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 544

• Message text: The agreed weekly working hours must not be zero

What causes this issue?

The field <ZK>Agreed Weekly Working Time in Hours (AZWOECH)</> in the
data module DBEN (ELENA - Basic Data) is a mandatory field and must
therefore not have the value 0.

System Response

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

How to fix this error?

The agreed weekly working hours is determined using the BAdI
"BADI_HRPAYDE_EL_AZWOECH" in the enhancement spot
"ES_HRPAYDE_EL_AZWOECH". Check whether customer implementations are
active and whether these implementations calculate the working time
correctly.

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.

HRPAYDESV544 - Details

• The SAP error message HRPAYDESV544, which states "The agreed weekly working hours must not be zero," 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 has detected that the agreed weekly working hours for an employee are set to zero, which is not valid for payroll calculations or other HR processes.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Data: The employee's working hours have not been defined in the system.
  Incorrect Configuration: The configuration settings for the employee's work schedule or contract may be incorrect.
  Data Entry Error: There may have been an error during data entry, leading to a zero value being saved for the working hours.
  Employee Status: The employee may be in a status that does not require working hours (e.g., inactive, leave of absence).
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Employee Master Data:
  
  Navigate to the employee's master data (using transaction codes like PA30).
  Verify the "Basic