The first three characters must not be part of the user name

Message type: E = Error

Message class: 00 - Payroll: International

Message number: 189

Message text: The first three characters must not be part of the user name



What causes this issue?

The first 3 characters of the password must not occur in this sequence
in the user ID. This is intended to prevent user IDs and passwords
being identical.


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 another password.

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