How To Fix HRPAYDESV720 - Month and year of the start of the period differ from the end

HRPAYDESV720 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: HRPAYDESV - Error Messages Germany Payroll, Social Insurance

• Message number: 720

• Message text: Month and year of the start of the period differ from the end

What causes this issue?

The period of the contribution statement has not been determined
correctly.

System Response

The notification is created with the status With Errors.

How to fix this error?

This is likely to be a program error. Contact SAP Support.

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.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message HRPAYDESV720 - Month and year of the start of the period differ from the end ?

  The SAP error message HRPAYDESV720 indicates that there is a discrepancy between the start and end dates of a payroll period in the HR module. Specifically, it means that the month and year of the start date do not match those of the end date, which is not allowed in the payroll processing.
  
  Cause:
  
  Incorrect Date Configuration: The payroll period may have been incorrectly configured, leading to mismatched start and end dates.
  Data Entry Errors: Manual entry errors when inputting payroll data can lead to inconsistencies in the dates.
  System 
  Configuration Issues: There may be issues with the configuration of the payroll schema or the payroll area settings.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Payroll Period Configuration:
  
  Navigate to the payroll area settings in the SAP system.
  Verify that the start and end dates of the payroll period are correctly defined and that they belong to the same month and year.
  
  
  
  Review Data Entry:
  
  Check the entries made for the payroll period in question.
  Ensure