How To Fix HRPAYDEST398 - Validity start date is not in current year (&1)

HRPAYDEST398 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: HRPAYDEST - Message Class: Taxes Germany

• Message number: 398

• Message text: Validity start date is not in current year (&1)

What causes this issue?

The "Lock Elster" indicator cannot be set for the selected infotype
record because its validity does not begin in the specified calendar
year.

How to fix this error?

Split the infotype record into two new records with the correct temporal
validity.

Procedure for System Administrators

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

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

HRPAYDEST398 - Details

• The SAP error message HRPAYDEST398 indicates that there is an issue with the validity start date of a payroll or personnel action that is not set in the current year. This error typically arises in the context of HR and payroll processing when the system expects the validity start date to be within the current fiscal or calendar year, but it is set to a date from a previous year or a future year.
  
  Cause:
  
  Incorrect Date Entry: The validity start date for a payroll action or personnel record has been entered incorrectly, possibly due to manual entry errors.
  Data Migration Issues: If data has been migrated from another system, the dates may not have been adjusted to fit the current year.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be configuration settings in the SAP system that enforce certain date constraints which are not being met.
  Year-End Processing: If you are processing payroll at the end of the