How To Fix HRPAY99OC165 - Several Payments selected from Preliminary Data Medium Exchange Program

HRPAY99OC165 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 165

• Message text: Several Payments selected from Preliminary Data Medium Exchange Program

What causes this issue?

The payroll result contains more than one entry in the BT table.
Although you only selected one entry for check replacement, the pre.
program DME processed several BT entries.
A possible cause : When creating the payment medium you started the
preliminary program DTA RPCDTCx0) but did not mark the 'Set Flag for
Transfers' field. The field must always be marked. As a result the BT
entries obtain a date and time stamp showing that the preliminary
program DME ran successfully.

System Response

Check replacement is not possible because an error exists.

How to fix this error?

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

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message HRPAY99OC165 - Several Payments selected from Preliminary Data Medium Exchange Program ?

  The SAP error message HRPAY99OC165 typically occurs in the context of the Payroll process, specifically when dealing with the Preliminary Data Medium Exchange (DME) program. This error indicates that there are multiple payments selected for processing, which can lead to issues in generating the payment files correctly.
  
  Cause:
  
  Multiple Payments: The error arises when the system detects that there are several payments selected for the same employee or payroll period, which can create confusion in the DME process.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be configuration settings in the payroll or DME process that are not set up correctly, leading to the selection of multiple payments.
  Data Integrity Issues: There could be inconsistencies or errors in the payroll data that result in multiple payments being flagged for the same employee.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Review Payment Selection: Check the payroll results for the employee(s) in question to ensure that only one payment is selected for processing. You may need to adjust