How To Fix HRPAY99CALC004 - HR_PAYROLL: Variant &1 does not exist for payroll program &2

HRPAY99CALC004 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: HRPAY99CALC - Error Messages from International Payroll

• Message number: 004

• Message text: HR_PAYROLL: Variant &1 does not exist for payroll program &2

What causes this issue?

The function module HR_PAYROLL is attempting to start payroll program
&V2& with variant &V1&. This variant, however, does not exist.

System Response

The application cannot perform the payroll run or payroll simulation.

How to fix this error?

Check whether the correct variant is entered in Customizing for the
executed transaction or create the variant &V1& for the payroll program
&V2&.

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.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message HRPAY99CALC004 - HR_PAYROLL: Variant &1 does not exist for payroll program &2 ?

  The SAP error message HRPAY99CALC004 indicates that a specified variant for a payroll program does not exist. This error typically occurs during the execution of payroll processing when the system is unable to find the variant that has been specified for the payroll program.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Variant: The variant specified in the payroll run does not exist in the system.
  Incorrect Variant Name: The name of the variant may have been misspelled or incorrectly entered.
  Authorization Issues: The user may not have the necessary authorizations to access the specified variant.
  Program Configuration: The payroll program may not be correctly configured to recognize the variant.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Variant Existence:
  
  Go to the transaction code SE38 or SA38.
  Enter the payroll program name (e.g., RPCALCU0 for the standard payroll program).
  Click on the "Variants" button to see if the specified variant exists.
  
  
  
  Create or Modify Variant:
  
  If the variant does not exist, you can create it by clicking on the "Create" button in the