How To Fix 3E306 - Invalid pay frequency & entered

3E306 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 306

• Message text: Invalid pay frequency & entered

What causes this issue?

You have entered an invalid tax period frequency number in the
<LS>Frequency</> field.

System Response

The system cannot run the taxation program.

How to fix this error?

Choose one of the following pay frequencies:
7 - Weekly
14 - Fortnightly
28 - Four weekly
30 - Monthly

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

3E306 - Details

• The SAP error message 3E306 indicates that there is an issue with the pay frequency that has been entered in the system. This error typically arises in the context of payroll processing, where the pay frequency must be valid and correctly configured for the employee or payroll area.
  
  Cause:
  The error can occur due to several reasons:
  
  Invalid Pay Frequency: The pay frequency entered does not match any of the predefined pay frequencies in the system.
  
  Configuration Issues: The pay frequency may not be properly configured in the payroll settings or may not be assigned to the employee's payroll area.
  Data Entry Error: There may be a typographical error in the pay frequency code entered by the user.
  Employee Master Data: The employee's master data may not have the correct pay frequency assigned.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Pay Frequency Configuration:
  
  Go to the configuration settings in SAP (usually in the SPRO transaction)