How To Fix HRPADUSEFFR003 - Employee & - Records identical

HRPADUSEFFR003 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: HRPADUSEFFR - US Effort Reporting - Messages

• Message number: 003

• Message text: Employee & - Records identical

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message HRPADUSEFFR003 - Employee & - Records identical ?

  The SAP error message HRPADUSEFFR003 indicates that there are identical records for an employee in the system. This typically occurs in the context of personnel administration or payroll processing when the system detects duplicate entries for the same employee in a specific infotype or record type.
  
  Cause:
  
  Duplicate Records: The most common cause is that there are multiple entries for the same employee in the same infotype (e.g., infotype 0000 for actions, infotype 0001 for organizational assignment).
  Data Entry Errors: Manual data entry errors can lead to unintentional duplication of records.
  Incorrect Data Migration: If data was migrated from another system, it may have resulted in duplicate records being created.
  Concurrent Processing: If multiple users are processing records for the same employee simultaneously, it may lead to duplicates.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Identify Duplicates: Use transaction codes like SE16 or SE11 to check the relevant infotype tables (e.g., PA0000, PA0001) for duplicate entries for the employee in question.
  Delete or Merge