How To Fix HRPAY99OC164 - No payment selected from Preliminary Data Medium Exchange Program

HRPAY99OC164 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 164

• Message text: No payment selected from Preliminary Data Medium Exchange Program

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message HRPAY99OC164 - No payment selected from Preliminary Data Medium Exchange Program ?

  The SAP error message HRPAY99OC164 indicates that no payment has been selected from the Preliminary Data Medium Exchange Program (DME) for payroll processing. This error typically occurs during the payroll run when the system is unable to find any payment data to process for the specified payroll period.
  Causes:
  
  No Payroll Results: There may be no payroll results generated for the employees in the specified period.
  Incorrect Selection Criteria: The selection criteria used to generate the DME file may not match any records.
  Missing Configuration: The DME configuration may not be set up correctly, leading to no data being available for selection.
  Data Issues: There may be issues with the employee master data or payroll data that prevent the generation of payment information.
  Authorization Issues: The user may not have the necessary authorizations to access the payroll data.
  
  Solutions:
  
  Check Payroll Results: Verify that payroll has been successfully processed for the relevant period. You can do this by