How To Fix HRPADCO117 - The certificate must be from the previous year (&1)

HRPADCO117 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: HRPADCO - Messages for Payroll Colombia

• Message number: 117

• Message text: The certificate must be from the previous year (&1)

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message HRPADCO117 - The certificate must be from the previous year (&1) ?

  The SAP error message HRPADCO117 indicates that there is an issue with the certificate being processed in the context of payroll or tax reporting. Specifically, it suggests that the certificate being used is not from the previous year, which is a requirement for certain payroll processes, especially in the context of year-end reporting or tax submissions.
  
  Cause:
  The error typically arises in the following scenarios:
  
  Incorrect Certificate Year: The system is expecting a certificate from the previous year (e.g., if the current year is 2023, it expects a certificate from 2022).
  Data Entry Error: There may have been a mistake in entering the certificate details, leading to the system not recognizing it as valid for the previous year.
  
  Configuration Issues: There could be a configuration issue in the SAP system that is causing it to incorrectly validate the certificate year.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the HRPADCO117 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Verify Certificate Year: Check the certificate