How To Fix HRPAYDESV545 - Only the value zero is permitted in field &1 for public sector employees

HRPAYDESV545 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 545

• Message text: Only the value zero is permitted in field &1 for public sector employees

What causes this issue?

The employee is a public sector employee, judge, or soldier, or is not
liable for contributions in the corresponding SI branch. Therefore, only
the value zero is allowed in the field <ZK>&v2& (&v1&)</> of the data
module &v3&. The value &v4& is not allowed.

System Response

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

How to fix this error?

Check that the payroll result is correct or check the public sector
employee status of the employee.

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.

HRPAYDESV545 - Details

• The SAP error message HRPAYDESV545 indicates that there is an issue with the payroll processing for public sector employees, specifically related to a field that is expected to have a value of zero. This error typically arises in the context of payroll calculations or when processing specific payroll-related infotypes.
  
  Cause:
  The error occurs when the system encounters a value in a specific field (denoted as &1 in the error message) that is not zero, while it is expected to be zero for public sector employees. This can happen due to:
  
  Incorrect Data Entry: A value other than zero has been entered in a field that should only accept zero for public sector employees.
  
  Configuration Issues: The payroll configuration for public sector employees may not be set up correctly, leading to unexpected values being processed.
  Infotype Errors: There may be issues with the infotypes related to payroll, such as incorrect entries in infotype 0008 (Basic Pay)