How To Fix 5M423 - Pension type & has no PBS wage type, processing skipped (T5M7N)

5M423 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 5M - Error Messages for Denmark

• Message number: 423

• Message text: Pension type & has no PBS wage type, processing skipped (T5M7N)

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message 5M423 - Pension type & has no PBS wage type, processing skipped (T5M7N) ?

  The SAP error message 5M423 indicates that a specific pension type does not have an associated PBS (Pension Benefit System) wage type, which leads to the processing being skipped. This error typically arises during payroll processing when the system cannot find the necessary configuration to handle the pension type specified.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Configuration: The pension type defined in the employee's master data does not have a corresponding wage type in the PBS configuration.
  Incorrect Mapping: The mapping between pension types and wage types may not be correctly set up in the system.
  Data Entry Errors: There may be errors in the employee's master data, such as incorrect pension type entries.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Configuration:
  
  Go to the configuration settings for pension types in SAP (Transaction code: SPRO).
  Navigate to Payroll > Payroll for Country > Pension > Define Pension Types.
  Ensure that the pension type in question is correctly defined and has a corresponding PBS wage type.
  
  
  
  Maintain Wage Types:
  
  Check the