How To Fix HRFPM501 - Personnel number &1 was marked for retroactive accounting for &2

HRFPM501 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: HRFPM - Messages Budget Planning & Budget Execution

• Message number: 501

• Message text: Personnel number &1 was marked for retroactive accounting for &2

What causes this issue?

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

INCLUDE HRFPM_MSG50X_CAUSE OBJECT DOKU ID TX

System Response

The message is only an information message.

How to fix this error?

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

HRFPM501 - Details

• The SAP error message HRFPM501 indicates that a personnel number has been marked for retroactive accounting for a specific date. This typically occurs in the context of payroll processing when changes are made to an employee's data that affect past payroll periods.
  
  Cause:
  
  Retroactive Changes: The error usually arises when there are changes to an employee's master data (e.g., salary, position, or other relevant information) that are effective from a date in the past. This means that the payroll system needs to recalculate payroll for the periods affected by these changes.
  Payroll Processing: The error can also occur if the payroll has already been processed for the periods in question, and the system is trying to apply changes that require retroactive adjustments.
  
  Configuration Issues: Sometimes, the configuration settings in the payroll module may not be set up correctly to handle retroactive accounting.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Check Personnel Data: Review the employee's master data to identify any changes that