How To Fix 5U404 - Country grouping/Wage type &/& combination has not been defined for &

5U404 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 5U - HR US: Messages

• Message number: 404

• Message text: Country grouping/Wage type &/& combination has not been defined for &

What causes this issue?

There is not a valid wage type of this name assigned to this country
grouping.

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?

Check that this wage type is correctly set up in the view V_T511, Wage
type characteristics, and is assigned to the correct country grouping.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message 5U404 - Country grouping/Wage type &/& combination has not been defined for & ?

  The SAP error message 5U404 indicates that there is an issue with the configuration of country grouping and wage type combinations in the SAP system. This error typically arises in the context of payroll processing when the system cannot find a valid mapping for the specified country grouping and wage type.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Configuration: The primary cause of this error is that the specific combination of country grouping and wage type has not been defined in the system. This can happen if the payroll schema or wage types have not been properly set up for the specific country.
  Incorrect Country Grouping: The country grouping assigned to the employee may not match the wage types defined in the system.
  Data Entry Errors: There may be errors in the employee master data or payroll data that lead to this mismatch.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Configuration:
  
  Go to the SAP Customizing Implementation Guide (IMG) and navigate to Payroll -> Wage Types ->