How To Fix 4B066 - Please specify date for basic salary of ex-employees

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 4B - Message Class for Philippines

• Message number: 066

• Message text: Please specify date for basic salary of ex-employees

What causes this issue?

You have chosen to calculate 13th month pay based on a terminated
employee's basic salary on a specified date, but you have not entered
the relevant date.

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?

Enter the appropriate date. This enables the system to retrieve all the
wage types comprising the terminated employee's basic salary and valid
at the date you entered. The base amount retrieved will be used to
calculate the employee's 13th month pay.

Procedure for System Administrators

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message 4B066 - Please specify date for basic salary of ex-employees ?

  The SAP error message 4B066 ("Please specify date for basic salary of ex-employees") typically occurs in the context of payroll processing, particularly when dealing with ex-employees in the SAP Human Capital Management (HCM) module. This error indicates that the system requires a specific date to process the basic salary for an employee who is no longer with the company.
  Cause:
  
  Missing Date Information: The error usually arises when the payroll process is trying to calculate or retrieve salary information for an ex-employee, but the required date (such as the last working day or the date of termination) is not specified in the system.
  Incorrect Configuration: There may be issues with the configuration of the payroll schema or the infotype records for the ex-employee.
  Data Entry Errors: The date may not have been entered correctly in the employee's master data or payroll records.
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Specify the Date: 
  
  Go to the employee's master data (using transaction code PA30) and ensure that the relevant infotypes (such as IT0008 for Basic Pay) have the correct date specified for the basic salary.
  If the employee is terminated, ensure that the termination date is correctly entered.
  
  
  
  Check Payroll Configuration:
  
  Review the payroll schema and ensure that it is correctly configured to handle ex-employees. This may involve checking the rules and operations that are applied during payroll processing.
  
  
  
  Run Payroll for Ex-Employees:
  
  If you are processing payroll for ex-employees, ensure that you are using the correct payroll run and that the system is set up to handle these cases.
  
  
  
  Consult Documentation: 
  
  Refer to SAP documentation or help resources for specific guidance on handling payroll for ex-employees.
  
  
  
  Contact Support: 
  
  If the issue persists, consider reaching out to your SAP support team or consulting with an SAP HCM expert for further assistance.
  
  
  
  Related Information:
  
  Infotypes: Familiarize yourself with relevant infotypes such as IT0000 (Actions), IT0001 (Organizational Assignment), and IT0008 (Basic Pay) as they are crucial for managing employee data.
  Payroll Processing: Understand the payroll processing cycle in SAP and how it handles different employee statuses (active, terminated, etc.).
  SAP Notes: Check for any SAP Notes related to this error message, as they may provide additional insights or patches that could resolve the issue.
  
  By ensuring that the necessary date information is provided and that the payroll configuration is correct, you should be able to resolve the error message 4B066 effectively.