How To Fix HRPSGB_HER273 - HESA Record Validation Check Contract.RESCON.5 failed

HRPSGB_HER273 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: HRPSGB_HER - HR PS GB Higher Education Messages (USS, HESA etc)

• Message number: 273

• Message text: HESA Record Validation Check Contract.RESCON.5 failed

What causes this issue?

Where RESCON equals 3 (End of fixed-term contract) TERMS must equal 2
(Fixed-term).

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?

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

HRPSGB_HER273 - Details

• The SAP error message HRPSGB_HER273, specifically related to the HESA (Higher Education Statistics Agency) record validation check, indicates that there is an issue with the validation of a specific contract record in the HR module. The error message "Contract.RESCON.5 failed" suggests that there is a problem with the contract data that does not meet the required validation criteria set by HESA.
  
  Cause:
  The error can be caused by several factors, including but not limited to:
  
  
  Missing or Incorrect Data: Required fields in the contract record may be missing or contain incorrect values. This could include fields like contract type, start date, end date, or other relevant attributes.
  
  
  Data Format Issues: The data entered may not conform to the expected format. For example, dates may be in the wrong format, or numeric fields may contain non-numeric characters.
  
  
  Business Rules Violations: The data may violate specific business rules defined for HESA reporting. This could include inconsistencies between