The new and old passwords must have at least & different characters
Message type: E = Error
Message class: 00 - Payroll: International
Message number: 181
Message text: The new and old passwords must have at least & different characters
<ZH>&CAUSE&</>
You entered a new password, but it does not differ from your old
password by a sufficient number of characters.
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?
Choose a password that differs from your old password by at least &V1&
characters. The password you entered differs by only &V2& characters.
<ZU>The number of different characters is calculated as follows:</>
The two strings are made to overlap as much as possible (by searching
for the longest common string and rotating as necessary). The number of
different characters (after comparing character-by-character) returns
the number the system needs.
For example:,,Old password:,,"BDAFAG",,(6 characters)
,,,,New password:,,"ABC DBA",,(7 characters)
,,,,After rotation:,,"DBAABC ",,(7 characters)
,,,,==> Number of different characters = 4
Procedure for System Administrators
The system administrator can specify this value using the profile
parameter <ZH>login/min_password_digits</>.
For more documentation, refer to <ZK>Maintain Profile Parameters</>
(transaction <DS:TRAN.RZ11>RZ11</>)
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