How To Fix 56255 - Wage type & is assigned to two cost elements. Save is not possible

56255 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 255

• Message text: Wage type & is assigned to two cost elements. Save is not possible

What causes this issue?

You are using Funds Management and want to set up a commitment when a
trip is saved. When you tried to do so, an inconsistency was determined
in Customizing for Travel Management which makes it impossible to save
the trip.
The wage type &V1& assigned to a trip expense type has been assigned to
two cost elements (expense accounts) at the same time in the
Customizing view 'Define assignment wage type - symbolic account'
(table T706K). This is an impossible business procedure.

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

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message 56255 - Wage type & is assigned to two cost elements. Save is not possible ?

  The SAP error message 56255 indicates that a wage type is assigned to two different cost elements, which is not allowed in the system. This situation typically arises in the context of payroll processing, where wage types are used to categorize different types of compensation and benefits.
  
  Cause:
  
  Duplicate Assignment: The wage type in question has been assigned to more than one cost element in the configuration settings. This can happen due to incorrect configuration or changes made in the system that were not properly managed.
  Configuration Errors: Changes in the payroll schema or cost element assignments without proper checks can lead to this error.
  Data Migration Issues: If data has been migrated from another system or if there have been updates to the wage types, it may lead to duplicate assignments.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Wage Type Configuration:
  
  Go to the transaction code PE03 (Maintain Payroll Schema) or SM30 (Table Maintenance) and check the configuration for the wage