How To Fix 5O660 - System did not find 12 payroll periods; periods evaluated: &

5O660 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 5O - Notifications in the Master Data Area (Austria)

• Message number: 660

• Message text: System did not find 12 payroll periods; periods evaluated: &

What causes this issue?

In the table <ZH>Payment Attributes for Subapplications</> (T5A9B), you
have entered wage types as default values. The system selects these
over 12 months. However, for the employee(s) &V1&, only the payroll
result(s) were available.

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?

Procedure for System Administrators

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message 5O660 - System did not find 12 payroll periods; periods evaluated: & ?

  The SAP error message 5O660 indicates that the system could not find the specified number of payroll periods during a payroll run. This error typically arises when the payroll process is unable to locate the necessary payroll periods for the evaluation of employee data.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Payroll Periods: The most common cause is that the payroll periods for the specified time frame have not been defined or are missing in the system.
  Incorrect Configuration: There may be an issue with the configuration of the payroll schema or the payroll area settings.
  Data Inconsistencies: There could be inconsistencies in the employee master data or payroll data that prevent the system from recognizing the payroll periods.
  Authorization Issues: Sometimes, the user may not have the necessary authorizations to access the payroll periods.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Payroll Periods: Verify that the payroll periods for the relevant payroll area are correctly defined in the system. You can do this by navigating to