How To Fix BOS04080 - You cannot transfer additions/deductions; check the customizing entry

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: BOS04 - BOS PS integration and Futher objects with EN language

• Message number: 080

• Message text: You cannot transfer additions/deductions; check the customizing entry

What causes this issue?

An assignment of addition and deduction procedure to a costing variant
is incorrect.

System Response

You not defined addition and deduction to a costing variant correctly.

How to fix this error?

Check customizing: IMG->Sales & Distribution->Service->Cost
Determination for Bill of Services->Easy cost planning->Define Additions
and Deduction.
Here you define whether you are dealing with additions or deductions and
how correction of the costing items should take place in Easy cost
planning.

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

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message BOS04080 - You cannot transfer additions/deductions; check the customizing entry ?

  The SAP error message BOS04080, which states "You cannot transfer additions/deductions; check the customizing entry," typically occurs in the context of payroll processing or when dealing with benefits and deductions in SAP. This error indicates that there is a configuration issue related to the transfer of additions or deductions in the payroll system.
  Cause:
  
  Customizing Settings: The error often arises due to incorrect or missing customizing settings in the SAP system. This could involve the configuration of wage types, deduction types, or the payroll schema.
  Wage Type Configuration: The wage types for additions or deductions may not be properly defined or linked to the relevant payroll processing.
  Infotype Configuration: There may be issues with the infotypes related to payroll, such as infotype 0014 (Recurring Payments/Deductions) or infotype 0015 (Additional Payments).
  Authorization Issues: Sometimes, the user may not have the necessary authorizations to perform the transfer of additions/deductions.
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Customizing Entries: 
  
  Go to the SPRO transaction and navigate to the relevant customizing settings for payroll. Ensure that the wage types and deduction types are correctly configured.
  Verify the settings under Payroll > Payroll: General Settings > Wage Types > Define Wage Types and Payroll > Payroll: General Settings > Deductions > Define Deductions.
  
  
  
  Review Wage Type Characteristics: 
  
  Ensure that the wage types used for additions and deductions are correctly defined in terms of their characteristics (e.g., whether they are to be included in the payroll run).
  
  
  
  Check Infotype Data: 
  
  Review the employee's infotype records (e.g., infotype 0014 and 0015) to ensure that the data is correctly entered and that there are no inconsistencies.
  
  
  
  Run Payroll Simulation: 
  
  If possible, run a payroll simulation to identify any other potential issues that may not be directly related to the error message.
  
  
  
  Authorization Check: 
  
  Ensure that the user has the necessary authorizations to perform the payroll processing. This can be checked in the user roles and profiles.
  
  
  
  Consult Documentation: 
  
  Refer to SAP documentation or notes related to this error message for any specific guidance or updates that may be relevant.
  
  
  
  Related Information:
  
  SAP Notes: Check for any SAP Notes that may address this specific error message or provide additional troubleshooting steps.
  SAP Community: Engage with the SAP Community forums to see if other users have encountered similar issues and what solutions they have found.
  Testing in Development: If changes are made to the customizing settings, it is advisable to test them in a development or quality assurance environment before applying them to the production system.
  
  By following these steps, you should be able to identify and resolve the issue causing the BOS04080 error in your SAP system.