How To Fix 5M101 - Payroll period is invalid for indicated payroll accounting area (t549q)

5M101 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 5M - Error Messages for Denmark

• Message number: 101

• Message text: Payroll period is invalid for indicated payroll accounting area (t549q)

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5M101 - Details

• The SAP error message 5M101 indicates that the payroll period specified is invalid for the indicated payroll accounting area. This error typically arises in the context of payroll processing when the system cannot find a valid payroll period for the specified accounting area.
  
  Cause:
  
  Incorrect Payroll Period: The payroll period you are trying to process may not be defined in the system for the specified payroll accounting area.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be configuration issues in the payroll settings, such as missing or incorrect entries in the table T549Q, which defines the payroll periods for different accounting areas.
  Date Mismatch: The date you are trying to process may not fall within the defined payroll periods for that accounting area.
  Inactive Payroll Period: The payroll period may be inactive or not yet opened for processing.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Payroll Period Configuration:
  
  Go to transaction code SPRO and navigate to the following path:
  Personnel Management -> Payroll -> Payroll: General Settings ->