How To Fix 3G651 - Wage type &1 already exists in field Liability Wage Type 2

3G651 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 3G - Payroll: International

• Message number: 651

• Message text: Wage type &1 already exists in field Liability Wage Type 2

What causes this issue?

You have entered a wage type in the "Liability Wage Type" field of the
"Distribution Basis 3" block that already exists in the "Liability Wage
Type" field of the "Distribution Basis 2" block.
Each wage type may exist only once in the table T52LIDIBASE.
Liability wage types that are entered in the blocks "Distribution Basis
2" and "Distribution Basis 3" are processed together with the main wage
type "Liability Wage Type" to calculate the inflow principle.

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?

Adjust the entry in the "Liability Wage Type" field of the "Distribution
Basis 3" block.
If the wage type package contains only two wage types, leave the
"Distribution Basis 3" block empty.

Procedure for System Administrators

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3G651 - Details

• The SAP error message 3G651 indicates that there is a conflict with wage types in the payroll configuration, specifically that the wage type you are trying to enter already exists in the field for Liability Wage Type 2. This typically occurs during payroll processing or configuration when there is an attempt to assign a wage type that has already been defined in the system for a specific purpose.
  
  Cause:
  
  Duplicate Wage Type Assignment: The wage type you are trying to assign is already assigned to another liability wage type in the payroll configuration.
  Configuration Error: There may be an error in the configuration settings where the same wage type is mistakenly assigned multiple times.
  Incorrect Payroll Schema: The payroll schema may have been incorrectly set up, leading to conflicts in wage type assignments.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Configuration: 
  
  Go to the configuration settings for payroll (Transaction code: SPRO).
  Navigate to the relevant section for wage types and check the