How To Fix HRPAYDEST238 - Personnel number is not relevant due to status

HRPAYDEST238 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: HRPAYDEST - Message Class: Taxes Germany

• Message number: 238

• Message text: Personnel number is not relevant due to status

What causes this issue?

The personnel number is in the employment tax statement process.
You can find information about the process flow <DS:TX.PY_DE_B2A_ELSTER>
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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?

Please complete the remaining steps to complete the process.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

HRPAYDEST238 - Details

• The SAP error message HRPAYDEST238 indicates that a specific personnel number is not relevant for processing due to its current status. This typically occurs in the context of payroll processing or personnel administration within the SAP Human Capital Management (HCM) module.
  
  Cause:
  The error can arise due to several reasons, including:
  
  Personnel Status: The personnel number may have a status that excludes it from payroll processing. For example, the employee might be inactive, on leave, or terminated.
  Organizational Assignment: The employee's organizational assignment may not be valid for the payroll period being processed.
  Master Data Issues: There may be missing or incorrect master data related to the employee, such as infotypes that are not filled out correctly.
  Payroll Control Record: The payroll control record may not be set up to include the employee for the current payroll run.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the HRPAYDEST238 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Personnel Status:
  
  Use transaction code PA20 or PA30 to