How To Fix HRPADCN038 - Invalid wage type or period

HRPADCN038 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: HRPADCN - Message class China Master Data

• Message number: 038

• Message text: Invalid wage type or period

What causes this issue?

Valid period of wage type conflicts with the valid period of
contribution information.

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 the start date and the end date of wage type in T512W.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

HRPADCN038 - Details

• The SAP error message HRPADCN038, which states "Invalid wage type or period," typically occurs in the context of payroll processing within the SAP Human Capital Management (HCM) module. This error indicates that there is an issue with the wage type or the period being processed in the payroll run.
  Causes:
  
  Invalid Wage Type: The wage type specified in the payroll run may not be defined in the system or may not be valid for the employee or the specific payroll period.
  Incorrect Period: The payroll period being processed may not align with the wage types that are valid for that period. For example, if a wage type is only valid for certain months or specific payroll runs, using it outside of that context will trigger this error.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be configuration issues in the payroll schema or in the wage type settings that prevent the system from recognizing the wage type for