How To Fix 3W221 - An error occurred during run number allocation for the tax year &1

3W221 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 3W - HR: Message Class South Africa

• Message number: 221

• Message text: An error occurred during run number allocation for the tax year &1

What causes this issue?

The processing of number ranges for certificate generation can not be
performed. This is caused by an internal system problem.
The number range object affected is HR_ZA_CERT

How to fix this error?

Contact your system administrator.
If the problem can not be resolved internally, contact your SAP local
support team.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

3W221 - Details

• The SAP error message 3W221 indicates that there was an issue during the allocation of a run number for a specific tax year. This error typically occurs in the context of tax reporting or tax calculation processes within the SAP system, particularly in modules related to financial accounting or tax management.
  
  Cause:
  The error can be caused by several factors, including:
  
  
  Configuration Issues: The tax year may not be properly configured in the system, or there may be missing settings related to tax reporting.
  Data Integrity Problems: There could be inconsistencies or missing data in the relevant tables that manage tax run numbers.
  Authorization Issues: The user may not have the necessary permissions to perform the action related to run number allocation.
  System Errors: There may be a temporary system issue or bug that is preventing the allocation process from completing successfully.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Configuration:
  
  Verify that the tax year