How To Fix HRPSGB_HER345 - HESA Record Validation Check Person.GOVFLAG.3 failed

HRPSGB_HER345 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 345

• Message text: HESA Record Validation Check Person.GOVFLAG.3 failed

What causes this issue?

Where Person.GOVFLAG = 2 then Person.Governor entity must not exist

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_HER345 - Details

• The SAP error message HRPSGB_HER345 related to the HESA (Higher Education Statistics Agency) record validation typically indicates an issue with the validation of the GOVFLAG field in the HESA record for a person. This error is often encountered in the context of higher education institutions in the UK that are required to submit data to HESA.
  
  Cause:
  The error message GOVFLAG.3 failed suggests that the value in the GOVFLAG field does not meet the expected criteria or is invalid. The GOVFLAG field is used to indicate whether a student is a government-funded student or not. The possible values for this field are usually defined by HESA guidelines, and if the value does not conform to these guidelines, the validation will fail.
  Common causes for this error include:
  
  Incorrect Data Entry: The value entered in the GOVFLAG field may be incorrect or not aligned with the expected values.
  Missing Data: The GOVFLAG field may be empty