SAP Message 5G629 - Check if employee IT(0088) record is correct; statutory absence starts &1

Diagnosis
This employee's infotype SMP/SAP/SPP GB (0088) record may needadjustment. You should check that the following field in infotype (0088)is filled with the correct date, depending on the type of statutoryabsence you are recording:

  • For Statutory Maternity Leave, ensure that the field Actual start of
    • MPP is filled.
    • For Statutory Adoption Leave, ensure that the field Intended start
      • of APP is filled.
      • For Statutory Paternity Leave (birth), ensure that the field
        • Intended start is filled.
        • For Statutory Paternity Leave (adoption), ensure that the field
          • Intended start APP is filled.

          System Response
          Your SAP system has calculated <(>&<)>v1& as the first day theemployee is absent on statutory absence leave.
          For Statutory Maternity Leave, the first Sunday following thisdate is the Actual start of MPP.
          Note: If the employee stops work because of a pregnancy-relatedillness or because her child is born, the Maternity Pay Period(MPP) canstart from the first actual day of leave.
          For Statutory Adoption Leave and Statutory Paternity Leave, theleave period can begin on any day of the week.

          Procedure
          Go to transaction 'Maintain HR Masterdata' (transaction PA30 inPersonnel Administration) and select this employee's infotype (0088)record. Within the relevant subtype of infotype (0088), check that therelevant field, as noted in Diagnosis (above), contains thecorrect start date of this employee's statutory absence leave.

          Example
          An employee has previously given notice of intention to start her MPP onFriday February 01. You have recorded this date in infotype Absences(2001), and created a corresponding infotype (0088) record with theActual start of MPP set to the following Sunday, February 03.However, the employee's MPP actually begins on January 23. You amendinfotype (2001) to show this change of start date of the MPP, but youmust also then make the corresponding change to the Actual start ofMPP date in the employee's infotype (0088) record.