How To Fix HRPAY99OC026 - This payment method is not a check! Is this correct?

HRPAY99OC026 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 026

• Message text: This payment method is not a check! Is this correct?

What causes this issue?

You should enter the payment method for the off-cycle payroll run here.
This payment method overrides the information from the Bank Details
infotype (0009).
Check payment is usually chosen if you want to effect an off-cycle
payment quickly.
You have selected a different payment method.

System Response

This is only a warning. You can change or accept the payment method.

How to fix this error?

Correct your entries.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

HRPAY99OC026 - Details

• The SAP error message HRPAY99OC026 indicates that there is an issue with the payment method being used in the payroll process. Specifically, the message states, "This payment method is not a check!" This typically occurs when the system expects a check payment method but is receiving a different type of payment method (e.g., direct deposit, bank transfer, etc.).
  
  Cause:
  
  Incorrect Payment Method Configuration: The employee's payment method may not be set up correctly in the system. For example, if the employee is supposed to receive a check but is set up for direct deposit, this error will occur.
  Payroll 
  Configuration Issues: There may be issues in the payroll configuration settings that define how payments are processed.
  Data Entry Errors: There could be a mistake in the employee's master data or payroll data entry, leading to the wrong payment method being selected.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Employee Master Data:
  
  Go to the employee's master data (infotype 0009 - Bank Details)