How To Fix 5M508 - A payment was already made by SH! (wage type &)

5M508 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 5M - Error Messages for Denmark

• Message number: 508

• Message text: A payment was already made by SH! (wage type &)

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5M508 - Details

• The SAP error message 5M508 indicates that a payment has already been made for a specific wage type, which is identified by the placeholder "&". This error typically occurs in the context of payroll processing or when attempting to make adjustments to employee payments.
  
  Cause:
  
  Duplicate Payment: The most common cause of this error is that a payment has already been processed for the specified wage type for the employee in question. This could happen if there was an attempt to reprocess payroll or if manual adjustments were made after the payment was already issued.
  Incorrect Payroll Run: If a payroll run was executed multiple times without proper adjustments or if there were changes made to the payroll results after the payment was processed, this error can occur.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be issues with the configuration of wage types or payroll processing rules that lead to this error.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Check Payroll Results: Review the payroll