How To Fix 3E086 - Employee is not accounted for in any payroll periods applicable to survey

3E086 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 3E - Vorgesehen für neue Länderentwicklungen HR

• Message number: 086

• Message text: Employee is not accounted for in any payroll periods applicable to survey

What causes this issue?

Although the employee is assigned to a payroll area, no payroll results
could be extracted for the payroll periods that are applicable to the
survey. This may be because changes have been made to the payroll areas
around the time of the survey period.

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message 3E086 - Employee is not accounted for in any payroll periods applicable to survey ?

  The SAP error message 3E086 indicates that the employee in question is not accounted for in any payroll periods that are applicable to the survey being processed. This error typically arises during the execution of payroll-related reports or surveys, such as the Employee Data Survey or similar reporting functions.
  
  Cause:
  
  No Payroll Periods: The employee has not been included in any payroll periods for the time frame relevant to the survey.
  Incorrect Survey Parameters: The parameters set for the survey may not align with the employee's payroll data.
  Employee Status: The employee may be inactive or on leave, which could exclude them from payroll processing.
  Data Entry Errors: There may be errors in the employee's master data or payroll data that prevent them from being included in the payroll calculations.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Check Payroll Periods: Verify that the employee has been processed in the relevant payroll periods. You can do this by checking the payroll results for the