How To Fix HRPSGB194 - DfES number &1 of pers. number &2 contains non-numeric characters

HRPSGB194 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: HRPSGB - HR PS Great Britain

• Message number: 194

• Message text: DfES number &1 of pers. number &2 contains non-numeric characters

What causes this issue?

The teacher's reference number must consist of seven numeric digits.

System Response

First seven characters of the teacher's DfES will be used as reference
number and the person will be processed.

How to fix this error?

Check the DfES number of the employee with personnel number &V1& and
make sure that all character are numeric.

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.

HRPSGB194 - Details

• The SAP error message HRPSGB194 indicates that there is an issue with the DfES (Department for Education and Skills) number associated with a personnel number in the HR module. Specifically, the error states that the DfES number contains non-numeric characters, which is not acceptable as the DfES number should only consist of numeric values.
  
  Cause:
  The primary cause of this error is that the DfES number entered for a specific personnel number contains characters that are not digits (0-9). This could happen due to:
  
  Manual data entry errors where letters or special characters were mistakenly included.
  Data import processes where the source data was not properly validated before being uploaded into SAP.
  System integration issues where data from other systems may not conform to the expected format.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Identify the Affected Records: Use the personnel number provided in the error message to locate the specific employee record in SAP.
  
  
  Check