How To Fix 5U298 - Wage type &2 not processed; run U.S. Overpayment Recovery program

5U298 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 5U - HR US: Messages

• Message number: 298

• Message text: Wage type &2 not processed; run U.S. Overpayment Recovery program

What causes this issue?

The system was not able to derive the sequence number from the For
Period and In Period combination present in the Reimbursement of
Overpayment (USA) (0909) infotype.
This happens in a scenario where the employee works in multiple payroll
areas and more than one record exists in the infotype with the same For
Period and In Period combination.

System Response

The system displays a warning message and does not process this specific
overpayment.

How to fix this error?

You have to run the U.S. Overpayment Recovery report (RPCLMRU0) for In
Period &V1& and the payroll areas where the employee had an overpayment.
The report will create a new infotype record for wage type &V2& and then
you have to maintain this record again.

Procedure for System Administrators

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

Smart SAP Assistant

• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message 5U298 - Wage type &2 not processed; run U.S. Overpayment Recovery program ?

  The SAP error message 5U298 indicates that a specific wage type (denoted as &2) has not been processed due to the need to run the U.S. Overpayment Recovery program. This error typically arises in the context of payroll processing, particularly in the U.S. payroll module of SAP.
  
  Cause:
  The error occurs when there are overpayments that need to be recovered from an employee's wages. The U.S. Overpayment Recovery program is designed to handle these situations by adjusting the wage types accordingly. If this program has not been executed, the system will not process the wage type in question, leading to the error message.
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you should follow these steps:
  
  
  Run the U.S. Overpayment Recovery Program:
  
  Access the SAP system and navigate to the transaction code for the U.S. Overpayment Recovery program (usually it is RPCALCU0 or similar, depending on your configuration).
  Execute the program to process the overpayment recovery for the relevant employees.