How To Fix 5G840 - Blank "Accounted to" field in infotype (0003); no conversion will occur

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 5G - HR: Messages for Britain

• Message number: 840

• Message text: Blank "Accounted to" field in infotype (0003); no conversion will occur

&DESCRIPTION&
The 'Accounted to' field in Infotype 3 is blank. This field holds the
date to which payroll has been accounted.

What causes this issue?

Payroll has never been run for this employee, or this field has been
manually cleared. This may not be an error.

System Response

Conversion will not occur for this person.

How to fix this error?

No action is required.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message 5G840 - Blank "Accounted to" field in infotype (0003); no conversion will occur ?

  The SAP error message 5G840 indicates that there is a blank "Accounted to" field in infotype 0003 (Payroll Status) for an employee, which prevents the system from performing a conversion. This typically occurs in the context of payroll processing or when trying to generate reports that require a valid date range for the employee's payroll status.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Data: The "Accounted to" field in infotype 0003 is not filled in, which is required for the payroll process to determine the end date of the payroll period for the employee.
  Incorrect Configuration: There may be issues with the configuration of the infotype or the payroll process that leads to this field being left blank.
  Data Entry Error: During data entry, the field may have been inadvertently left blank.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Infotype 0003: 
  
  Go to the employee's master data (transaction PA30) and check infotype 0003.
  Ensure that the "Accounted to" field is filled in with a valid date. This