How To Fix HRPAYAT_3238011 - The payment period must be the same for all records of the subtype VGL.

HRPAYAT_3238011 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: HRPAYAT_3238 - 'Payment After Leaving A' Infotype

• Message number: 011

• Message text: The payment period must be the same for all records of the subtype VGL.

What causes this issue?

Use the same payment period for all comparison payments associated with
a person, that is, all 3238 infotype records with the subtype
<LS>Comparison Payment</>.

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

System Response

How to fix this error?

Change the payment period.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

HRPAYAT_3238011 - Details

• The SAP error message HRPAYAT_3238011 indicates that there is an inconsistency in the payment periods for records of the subtype VGL (which typically refers to certain types of payroll or payment records in the SAP HR module). This error usually arises when you are trying to process payroll or payments for employees, and the system detects that the payment periods for the records being processed do not match.
  
  Cause:
  
  Inconsistent Payment Periods: The most common cause of this error is that the records for the subtype VGL have different payment periods. For example, if one record is set for a monthly payment period and another is set for a bi-weekly payment period, the system will throw this error.
  Data Entry Errors: Manual data entry errors can lead to discrepancies in the payment periods.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be issues in the configuration of the payroll schema or the way the payment periods are defined