How To Fix HRPAY99OC023 - Enter either a default value or percentage

HRPAY99OC023 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 023

• Message text: Enter either a default value or percentage

What causes this issue?

If the payment method for the employee in infotype 9 is "Bank
Transfer", it is possible to enter another payment method for here.
This new payment method is usually "Check". In this case, no new
payment method has been entered, therefore the payment method specified
in infotype 9 is used for this employee.

System Response

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

How to fix this error?

If you want to enter a different payment method for the current payroll
run, exit the activity and start the off-cycle run again.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

Smart SAP Assistant

• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message HRPAY99OC023 - Enter either a default value or percentage ?

  The SAP error message HRPAY99OC023 typically occurs in the context of payroll processing within the SAP Human Capital Management (HCM) module. This error indicates that a required field for entering a default value or percentage is missing or not filled out correctly in the payroll configuration.
  
  Cause:
  The error can arise due to several reasons:
  
  Missing Configuration: The payroll schema or the specific payroll area may not have a default value or percentage defined for a particular wage type or calculation.
  Incorrect Input: The user may have entered an invalid or incomplete value in the relevant fields.
  Customizations: If there are custom payroll calculations or schemas, they may not be set up correctly to handle the required values.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Configuration:
  
  Go to the relevant payroll configuration settings in SAP (transaction code SPRO).
  Navigate to the payroll area and check the settings for the wage types involved.
  Ensure that default values