How To Fix 56088 - Error when reading personnel control record: Error in ALE Customizing

56088 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 56 - HR TRAVEL: Messages for Trip Costs Dialog

• Message number: 088

• Message text: Error when reading personnel control record: Error in ALE Customizing

What causes this issue?

You use the ALE scenario 'Distribution of Travel Accounting results in
a separate payroll accounting system'.
The control record for payroll accounting could not be read in your
separate payroll accounting system because am error has occurred in ALE
Customizing.

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?

Please contact your system administrator.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message 56088 - Error when reading personnel control record: Error in ALE Customizing ?

  The SAP error message 56088, which states "Error when reading personnel control record: Error in ALE Customizing," typically occurs in the context of the Application Link Enabling (ALE) framework, which is used for data distribution between different SAP systems or between different clients within the same system.
  
  Cause:
  The error can be caused by several factors, including:
  
  Incorrect ALE Configuration: The ALE settings may not be properly configured, leading to issues when trying to read personnel control records.
  Missing or Incomplete Master Data: The personnel control record (PCR) may not exist or may be incomplete in the system.
  Authorization Issues: The user may not have the necessary authorizations to access the personnel control records.
  Data Transfer Issues: There may be issues with the data transfer process, such as network problems or incorrect mapping of data fields.
  Inconsistent Data: There may be inconsistencies in the data between the systems involved in the ALE process.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the error, you