How To Fix HRPIQ00CONFERQ004 - Enter a unit for the number of periods

HRPIQ00CONFERQ004 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: HRPIQ00CONFERQ - Messages for Qualification Conferment

• Message number: 004

• Message text: Enter a unit for the number of periods

What causes this issue?

You have entered the number of periods but no unit.

System Response

The qualification cannot be conferred.

How to fix this error?

Enter a unit. Permissible units are <ZH>academic years</> and
<ZH>academic sessions</>.

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.

HRPIQ00CONFERQ004 - Details

• The SAP error message HRPIQ00CONFERQ004 ("Enter a unit for the number of periods") typically occurs in the context of the SAP Human Capital Management (HCM) module, particularly when dealing with infotypes related to employee qualifications or training events. This error indicates that a required field for specifying the unit of time (e.g., days, months, years) for a certain number of periods has not been filled in.
  
  Cause:
  The error is usually caused by one of the following:
  
  Missing Unit of Time: The user has entered a numeric value for the number of periods but has not specified the unit (e.g., days, months, etc.).
  Incorrect Configuration: The system configuration may not be set up correctly to handle the units of time for the specific infotype or transaction being used.
  Data Entry Error: The user may have overlooked the field or made a mistake while entering data.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Input