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3064090 - Error: Length of bank account number must not exceed 10 characters

Symptom

An error is raised when entering Employee Bank Account for New Zealand.

Environment

SAP Business ByDesign

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Go to the Employee Data work center.
  2. Go to the Employee view.
  3. Find relevant ID.
  4. Click Edit.
  5. Go to the Personal Data tab.
  6. Go to the Payment Information sub-tab.
  7. Add Bank Account number.

Error will show: Length of bank account number must not exceed 10 characters.

Cause

This error occurs because the Bank and Branch part of the Bank Account are entered as well.

Resolution

The Bank Account has format as BB-RRRR-AAAAAAA-SSS

  • B - Bank
  • R-Branch
  • A-Account
  • S-Suffix

Only the Account and Suffix should be entered in the Bank Account field. The Bank and Branch are derived by the system from the National Bank Code.

Keywords

Bank Account, Employee, Length of bank account number must not exceed, New Zealand, NZ , KBA , bank account , employee , length of bank account number must not , new zealand , nz , SRD-FIN-CLM , Cash and Liquity Managment , How To

Product

SAP Business ByDesign all versions