How To Fix HRPAYIT_ABSENCES018 - The number of hours per week is not mentioned in infotype 7

HRPAYIT_ABSENCES018 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: HRPAYIT_ABSENCES - Message class for absence evaluation Italy.

• Message number: 018

• Message text: The number of hours per week is not mentioned in infotype 7

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HRPAYIT_ABSENCES018 - Details

• The SAP error message HRPAYIT_ABSENCES018 indicates that there is an issue with the absence infotype (IT 7) for an employee, specifically that the number of hours per week is not specified. This infotype is crucial for managing employee absences, and the absence calculation often relies on the number of hours an employee is expected to work per week.
  
  Cause:
  The error typically arises due to one of the following reasons:
  
  Missing Data: The employee's infotype 7 (Basic Working Time) does not have the "Number of Hours per Week" field filled out.
  Incorrect Configuration: There may be a configuration issue in the system that prevents the correct data from being displayed or saved.
  Data Entry Error: The data might not have been entered correctly during the employee's record setup or during a recent update.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Infotype 7:
  
  Go to the employee's master data in SAP (Transaction code PA30).
  Select infotype