How To Fix 3F854 - No cost data has been maintained for basic pay for cost object &3 (&1)

3F854 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 3F - Compensation Management

• Message number: 854

• Message text: No cost data has been maintained for basic pay for cost object &3 (&1)

What causes this issue?

Basic Pay data for employee &V3& (&V1&) for period &V2& is not
available in infotype 0008.

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

System Response

How to fix this error?

Choose Extras --> Maintain cost data. From here, you can branch
directly to the relevant transaction, and maintain the missing cost
data.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

3F854 - Details

• The SAP error message 3F854 indicates that there is no cost data maintained for basic pay for a specific cost object. This typically occurs in the context of payroll processing when the system is trying to allocate costs to a cost object (like a cost center or internal order) but cannot find the necessary cost data.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Cost Data: The primary cause of this error is that the cost data for the employee's basic pay has not been maintained in the system for the specified cost object.
  Incorrect Configuration: There may be an issue with the configuration of the cost allocation settings in the payroll or controlling module.
  Cost Object Not Assigned: The cost object (e.g., cost center, internal order) may not be correctly assigned to the employee or the relevant payroll area.
  Data Entry Errors: There could be data entry errors in the employee master data or in the payroll configuration.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Maintain Cost Data:
  
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