How To Fix 3G294 - Line Overflow in the Purpose for Payment Method &, PersNo &

3G294 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 3G - Payroll: International

• Message number: 294

• Message text: Line Overflow in the Purpose for Payment Method &, PersNo &

What causes this issue?

Transferal of the salary statement by purpose is activated for payment
method &v1&. Whilst the salary statement was being formatted, the
maximum possible number of lines was exceeded in the purpose.

System Response

Processing is continued. However, no salary statement is transferred
in the purpose.

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

How to fix this error?

For the employee to obtain the salary statement, start the report
RPCEDTA0 (salary statements) for this employee without parameter
'check ESS'.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

3G294 - Details

• The SAP error message 3G294 indicates a "Line Overflow" issue related to the "Purpose for Payment" in the context of a specific payment method and personnel number (PersNo). This error typically arises when the length of the text or data being processed exceeds the allowed limit for that field in the SAP system.
  
  Cause:
  
  Text Length Exceeded: The most common cause of this error is that the text entered in the "Purpose for Payment" field exceeds the maximum character limit defined in the system.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be configuration settings in the payment method or related settings that are not aligned with the data being processed.
  Data Entry Errors: Users may inadvertently enter too much information or special characters that are not supported.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Check Text Length: Review the text entered in the "Purpose for Payment" field. Ensure that it does not exceed the maximum character limit. You may need to shorten the text or