How To Fix HRPAYDE_BSAP020 - Sort criterion &1 is not suitable for the personnel number assignment.

HRPAYDE_BSAP020 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: HRPAYDE_BSAP - Messages Class for Payment Office Data Retrieval Portal

• Message number: 020

• Message text: Sort criterion &1 is not suitable for the personnel number assignment.

What causes this issue?

It is only possible to assign a notification to a personnel number if a
personnel number has been entered in the sort criterion of the
notification.
As the sort criterion of this notification contains non-numerical
characters, it is not possible to assign it to a personnel number.

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 use other sort criteria in addition to the personnel number, you
can regulate the assignment of the notifications to a personnel number
using your own implementation of BAdI <DS:SIMG.HRPAYDE_B_BSAP_ASSIGN>
Assignment of BSAP Notifications to Personnel Number</> (<LS>
HRPAYDE_B_BSAP_ASSIGN</>).

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

HRPAYDE_BSAP020 - Details

• The SAP error message HRPAYDE_BSAP020 indicates that there is an issue with the sort criterion used for personnel number assignment in the payroll process. This error typically arises when the sorting criteria defined in the payroll configuration do not align with the personnel numbers being processed.
  
  Cause:
  
  Incorrect Sort Criteria: The sort criterion specified in the payroll configuration may not be appropriate for the personnel numbers being processed. This can happen if the sort criteria are not defined correctly or if they do not match the expected format or type of the personnel numbers.
  Data Inconsistencies: There may be inconsistencies in the data related to personnel numbers, such as missing or incorrect entries in the relevant infotypes.
  
  Configuration Issues: The payroll schema or the related configuration settings may not be set up correctly, leading to this error when the system attempts to process payroll.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Check Sort Criteria: Review the sort criteria defined in the payroll