How To Fix 3G161 - Wage type &1: Posting to symbolic account &2 without expenditure type

3G161 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 3G - Payroll: International

• Message number: 161

• Message text: Wage type &1: Posting to symbolic account &2 without expenditure type

What causes this issue?

Integration with Funds Management is active for the employee. However
no expenditure type was specified for calculating funding for posting
wage type &1 to the symbolic account &2, although account assignment is
necessary for the symbolic account.

System Response

The employee is rejected for the posting.

How to fix this error?

Maintain the table of <DS:SIMG.OHADRI031>Posting characteristics of
wage types</>.

Procedure for System Administrators

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.

3G161 - Details

• The SAP error message 3G161 indicates that there is an issue with posting a wage type to a symbolic account without specifying an expenditure type. This error typically arises in the context of payroll processing or when dealing with wage types in the SAP system.
  
  Cause:
  The error occurs due to the following reasons:
  
  Missing Expenditure Type: The wage type being posted is linked to a symbolic account, but the system requires an expenditure type to be specified for the posting.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be a configuration issue in the payroll or accounting settings where the symbolic account is not properly linked to an expenditure type.
  Incorrect Wage Type Configuration: The wage type may not be configured correctly in the system, leading to the inability to post it without an expenditure type.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Wage Type Configuration:
  
  Go to the transaction code PE01 (Wage Type Maintenance) and check