How To Fix 5Q020 - Based on employer table, employer & does not use average procedure

5Q020 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 5Q - Error Texts for Public Sector

• Message number: 020

• Message text: Based on employer table, employer & does not use average procedure

What causes this issue?

For the employee selected for the tax procedure (average procedure).
The employer does not use this procedure according to table T5D5B.

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?

Select a different tax procedure for the employee or the average
procedure for the employer.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

5Q020 - Details

• The SAP error message 5Q020 typically relates to issues in the payroll processing, specifically concerning the employer table and the average procedure for calculating wages or contributions. Here’s a breakdown of the cause, potential solutions, and related information for this error:
  
  Cause:
  
  Employer Table Configuration: The error indicates that the employer table is not set up to use the average procedure. This could be due to incorrect configuration in the payroll settings or missing entries in the employer table.
  Payroll Schema: The payroll schema may not be correctly configured to handle the average procedure for the specific employer.
  Data Inconsistencies: There may be inconsistencies or missing data in the employee records that are required for the average calculation.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Employer Table Configuration:
  
  Go to the employer table configuration in SAP (usually in transaction code SM30 or SPRO).
  Ensure that the settings for the average procedure are correctly defined for the employer in question.
  
  
  
  Review Payroll Schema:
  
  Check the payroll