How To Fix 51115 - Selected payroll areas have different payment days

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 51 - HR: Messages for Norway

• Message number: 115

• Message text: Selected payroll areas have different payment days

What causes this issue?

The payroll areas on the selection screen are customized with different
pay-dates in table T549S.

System Response

This report can only be started with payroll areas with the same
pay-dates. If you have several payroll areass with different pay-dates,
please run the report separatly for each (set of) payroll areas (with
the same pay-dates).

How to fix this error?

Enter payroll areas with the same date on the selection screen. If the
field payroll area isn't appearing, push button 'further selections'
and mark payroll area as a selection criteria.

Procedure for System Administrators

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

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message 51115 - Selected payroll areas have different payment days ?

  The SAP error message 51115, which states "Selected payroll areas have different payment days," typically occurs in the context of payroll processing when there is a mismatch in the payment days configured for different payroll areas. This can happen when you are trying to process payroll for employees who belong to different payroll areas that have been set up with different payment days.
  Cause:
  
  Different Payroll Areas: Employees in different payroll areas may have been assigned different payment days in their configuration.
  Configuration Issues: The payment day settings in the payroll area configuration may not be consistent across the payroll areas involved in the payroll run.
  Master Data Inconsistencies: Employee master data may have inconsistencies where employees are assigned to different payroll areas with differing payment days.
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Payroll Area Configuration:
  
  Go to the configuration settings for payroll areas in SAP (Transaction code: SPRO).
  Navigate to Personnel Management > Payroll > Payroll Area > Define Payroll Areas.
  Verify the payment days set for each payroll area involved in the payroll run.
  
  
  
  Standardize Payment Days:
  
  If possible, standardize the payment days across the payroll areas to ensure consistency.
  If different payment days are necessary, consider processing payroll separately for each payroll area.
  
  
  
  Review Employee Master Data:
  
  Check the employee master data (Transaction code: PA30) for employees in the affected payroll areas.
  Ensure that the payroll area assigned to each employee is correct and that it aligns with the intended payment day.
  
  
  
  Run Payroll Separately:
  
  If the payroll areas must remain different, run payroll for each payroll area separately to avoid the error.
  
  
  
  Consult Documentation:
  
  Review SAP documentation or consult with your SAP support team for any specific configurations or settings that may need to be adjusted.
  
  
  
  Related Information:
  
  Transaction Codes: Familiarize yourself with relevant transaction codes such as PA30 (Maintain HR Master Data), SPRO (SAP Project Reference Object), and PC00_MXX_CALC (Payroll Calculation).
  SAP Notes: Check for any SAP Notes related to payroll processing and error message 51115 for additional guidance or patches.
  Testing: After making changes, conduct thorough testing to ensure that payroll runs correctly without errors.
  
  By addressing the configuration and ensuring consistency in payment days across payroll areas, you should be able to resolve the error message 51115 effectively.