How To Fix HRPAY99CALC704 - Payment date &1 is before the earliest personal retr.accounting date (&2)

HRPAY99CALC704 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: HRPAY99CALC - Error Messages from International Payroll

• Message number: 704

• Message text: Payment date &1 is before the earliest personal retr.accounting date (&2)

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message HRPAY99CALC704 - Payment date &1 is before the earliest personal retr.accounting date (&2) ?

  The SAP error message HRPAY99CALC704 indicates that there is an issue with the payment date specified in a payroll run. Specifically, the error states that the payment date you are trying to use is earlier than the earliest personal retroactive accounting date for the employee. This can occur in payroll processing when the system is trying to calculate payments or adjustments for an employee, but the payment date falls outside the allowable range defined by the employee's retroactive accounting settings.
  
  Cause:
  
  Payment Date Issue: The payment date you are trying to use is earlier than the earliest retroactive accounting date set for the employee.
  Retroactive Accounting Date: This date is typically set based on the employee's employment start date or the date of the last payroll adjustment.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be configuration settings in the payroll module that are not aligned with the employee's data.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Check Payment Date: Verify the payment date you are