How To Fix HRCCE_CHG_PY000 - PY area also changed for other pers. assignments to be run in PY together

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: HRCCE_CHG_PY - Messages for "Change of Payroll Area" Functions

• Message number: 000

• Message text: PY area also changed for other pers. assignments to be run in PY together

What causes this issue?

You want to change the payroll area for an employee with multiple
personnel assignments. For at least one of the other personnel ass
ignments, payroll is run together with the personnel assignment that you
are currently changing.

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

System Response

The system changes the payroll area for the other personnel assignments
also.
Example
An employee has the following personnel assignments:
A1 with employer/legal person L1 and payroll area US from January 1
2016.
A2 with employer/legal person L1 and payroll area US from February 1
2016.
A3 with employer/legal person L2 and payroll area UM from January 1 2016
to March 30 2016.
You want to change the payroll area for the personnel assignment A2 from
US to UW from March 1 2016.
In addition to A2, the system also changes the payroll area for
personnel assignment A1 from US to UW on March 1 2016. A3 remains un
changed because the personnel assignment was not in payroll area US.

How to fix this error?

Procedure for System Administrators

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message HRCCE_CHG_PY000 - PY area also changed for other pers. assignments to be run in PY together ?

  The SAP error message "HRCCE_CHG_PY000 PY area also changed for other pers. assignments to be run in PY together" typically occurs in the context of payroll processing in SAP HR (Human Resources) when there are inconsistencies or conflicts in the payroll area assignments for employees.
  
  Cause:
  
  Payroll Area Changes: This error usually indicates that there has been a change in the payroll area for an employee, and this change affects other personnel assignments that are scheduled to be processed in the same payroll run.
  Multiple Assignments: If an employee has multiple personnel assignments (e.g., different positions or roles) and one of those assignments has a different payroll area, it can lead to conflicts when trying to process payroll for all assignments together.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be configuration issues in the payroll setup that do not allow for the processing of multiple assignments with different payroll areas in a single payroll run.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Check Payroll Area