How To Fix HRPAY00DEC041 - Costs table is empty for period &, run in period &.

HRPAY00DEC041 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: HRPAY00DEC - XDEC: Messages

• Message number: 041

• Message text: Costs table is empty for period &, run in period &.

What causes this issue?

The costs table is empty for a previous payroll run for this employee.
The costs entries are needed for the XDEC calculation for the current
period.

System Response

The results for this employee will not be converted for the current
period.

How to fix this error?

If the lack of costs entries in the previous payroll run is due to a
processing error occurring during the conversion of the payroll results
for that payroll period, correct the cause of the error and re-run the
conversion program for that period. If this is an exceptional case and
the results from the previous payroll run should not be considered in
the conversion for the current period, mark the "First Period" checkbox
in the selection screen.

Procedure for System Administrators

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

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

Smart SAP Assistant

• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message HRPAY00DEC041 - Costs table is empty for period &, run in period &. ?

  The SAP error message HRPAY00DEC041 indicates that the costs table is empty for a specified period during the payroll processing. This typically occurs when the payroll run is executed, but there are no relevant cost records available for the specified period.
  Causes:
  
  No Payroll Data: There may be no payroll data for the employees in the specified period. This can happen if no time data or wage types were recorded for the employees.
  Incorrect Period: The period specified in the error message may not correspond to a period where payroll data exists.
  Data Transfer Issues: There may have been issues in transferring data from time management to payroll, leading to missing entries in the costs table.
  
  Configuration Issues: There could be configuration issues in the payroll schema or in the way the cost accounting is set up.
  Employee Status: Employees may not be active or may not have been assigned to the correct payroll area for