How To Fix 3G185 - Payroll simulation: The country grouping for payroll is incorrect

3G185 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 3G - Payroll: International

• Message number: 185

• Message text: Payroll simulation: The country grouping for payroll is incorrect

What causes this issue?

Payoll simulation should be executed. When calling the relevant module,
an invalid country version was specified.

System Response

Payroll simulation can not be executed.

How to fix this error?

There has been an internal program error.

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.

3G185 - Details

• The SAP error message 3G185 indicates that there is an issue with the country grouping configuration for payroll in the system. This error typically arises during payroll simulation when the system cannot find the appropriate country grouping for the employee's payroll data.
  
  Cause:
  
  Incorrect Country Grouping: The employee's master data may have an incorrect or missing country grouping assigned.
  
  Configuration Issues: The country grouping may not be properly configured in the system, or the relevant payroll schema may not be set up correctly.
  Data Inconsistencies: There may be inconsistencies in the employee's data, such as missing or incorrect infotypes that are required for payroll processing.
  Client Settings: The client settings may not be aligned with the country grouping settings.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Employee Master Data:
  
  Go to the employee's master data (using transaction code PA20 or PA30).
  Verify the country grouping assigned in the employee's infotype 0001 (Organizational Assignment) or infotype 0002 (Personal Data).
  Ensure that the country grouping corresponds to