How To Fix HRPAY99OC005 - Only payroll type 'A' is permitted for bonus payments

HRPAY99OC005 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: HRPAY99OC - International payroll accounting, off-cycle

• Message number: 005

• Message text: Only payroll type 'A' is permitted for bonus payments

What causes this issue?

You have assigned an invalid payroll type to an off-cycle category for
a bonus payment. Bonus payments in an off-cycle run are only possible
with payroll type 'A' (bonus accounting).

How to fix this error?

Check your entries. Change either the payroll type to 'A' or the
off-cycle reason type to 'Advance Payment' or 'Others'.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message HRPAY99OC005 - Only payroll type 'A' is permitted for bonus payments ?

  The SAP error message HRPAY99OC005 indicates that there is a restriction on the payroll type being used for processing bonus payments. Specifically, it states that only payroll type 'A' (which typically stands for "Annual" or "Bonus" payroll) is permitted for these types of payments.
  
  Cause:
  The error occurs when an attempt is made to process a bonus payment using a payroll type other than 'A'. This can happen due to:
  
  Incorrect Payroll Type Selection: The payroll type selected for the bonus payment is not set to 'A'.
  
  Configuration Issues: The system may not be configured correctly to allow for the processing of bonus payments with the selected payroll type.
  Data Entry Errors: There may be a mistake in the data entry where the payroll type was incorrectly specified.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Payroll Type: Ensure that the payroll type being used for the bonus payment is set to 'A'. You