How To Fix HRPIQ000636 - Format of student number is invalid; check your entry

HRPIQ000636 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: HRPIQ000 - Messages in Development Class PMIQ

• Message number: 636

• Message text: Format of student number is invalid; check your entry

What causes this issue?

The student number you have entered does not comply with entry
conventions. The student number may contain letters and/or digits but
no special or blank characters.

System Response

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

How to fix this error?

Check your entry.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

HRPIQ000636 - Details

• The SAP error message HRPIQ000636, which states "Format of student number is invalid; check your entry," typically occurs in the context of SAP's Human Capital Management (HCM) module, particularly when dealing with student records in the SAP Student Lifecycle Management (SLCM) or similar applications.
  
  Cause:
  The error is usually caused by one of the following issues:
  
  
  Incorrect Format: The student number entered does not conform to the expected format defined in the system. This could be due to:
  
  Wrong number of digits.
  Inclusion of invalid characters (e.g., letters or special characters when only numbers are expected).
  Leading or trailing spaces.
  
  
  
  
  Configuration Issues: The system may have specific configuration settings that define the valid formats for student numbers. If these settings are not aligned with the data being entered, it can lead to this error.
  
  
  Data Entry Errors: Simple typographical errors during data entry can also trigger this message.
  
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check the