How To Fix 3G310 - Posting balance of retroactive accounting chain not settled

3G310 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 3G - Payroll: International

• Message number: 310

• Message text: Posting balance of retroactive accounting chain not settled

What causes this issue?

Employee was rejected, because the balance of the posting items for the
retroactive accounting chain has not been settled.

System Response

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?

Check Customizing for the wage types that are available in the relevant
payroll results and are retroactive-accounting-relevant (table
T52CODIST_RETRO).

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

3G310 - Details

• The SAP error message 3G310 ("Posting balance of retroactive accounting chain not settled") typically occurs in the context of payroll processing, particularly when dealing with retroactive accounting. This error indicates that there are discrepancies or unresolved postings in the retroactive accounting chain that need to be addressed before the payroll can be processed or finalized.
  Causes:
  
  
  Unsettled Retroactive Accounting: The most common cause is that there are postings in the retroactive accounting chain that have not been settled. This can happen if there are changes in employee data (like salary changes, tax changes, etc.) that have not been processed correctly.
  
  
  Incorrect Configuration: There may be issues with the configuration of the payroll schema or the retroactive accounting settings in the system.
  
  
  Missing or Incorrect Data: If there are missing or incorrect entries in the payroll results or master data, it can lead to this error.
  
  
  Open Periods: If there are open periods in the payroll