How To Fix 5U638 - No payroll results for employee &1 in Tax Company &2

5U638 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 5U - HR US: Messages

• Message number: 638

• Message text: No payroll results for employee &1 in Tax Company &2

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message 5U638 - No payroll results for employee &1 in Tax Company &2 ?

  The SAP error message 5U638 ("No payroll results for employee &1 in Tax Company &2") typically indicates that the system is unable to find any payroll results for the specified employee in the given tax company. This can occur in various scenarios, such as when trying to generate reports, process payroll, or perform other HR-related functions.
  Causes:
  
  No Payroll Processed: The employee may not have had any payroll processed for the specified period.
  Incorrect Tax Company: The tax company specified may not be the one associated with the employee's payroll results.
  Data Entry Errors: There may be errors in the employee's master data or payroll data that prevent the system from retrieving the results.
  Payroll Results Deletion: Payroll results may have been deleted or not saved correctly.
  Incorrect Period: The period for which you are trying to retrieve payroll results may not align with the periods for which payroll has been processed.
  
  Solutions:
  
  Check Payroll Processing: Verify that