How To Fix HRPAYFI_KATRE251 - Negative unjust enrichment!

HRPAYFI_KATRE251 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: HRPAYFI_KATRE - KATRE (Income Register)

• Message number: 251

• Message text: Negative unjust enrichment!

What causes this issue?

Unjust enrichment is negative! This could happen by retroactively
lowering amount of reported Unjust Enrichment.

System Response

Negative UE should not be used as results cannot be correctly
determined.
As default behavior, reporting will try to reduce existing UE in current
period and increase amount of related income type. If such income type
was not reported, it will be created.

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

Example:
You have reported following income types for February.
02 in 02:
201 = 1000
UE 201 = 100 (using manual UE option)
Recovery = 100 (automatically created)
In March you realized, that UE was wrongly created, therefore, you
retroactively removed respective wage type from payroll.
02 in 03 - Replacement
201 = 1100 (UE removed, and amount added to base)
Recovery = 100 (Recovery cannot be modified as it represents that
payment by customer back to employer was performed)

How to fix this error?

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

HRPAYFI_KATRE251 - Details

• The SAP error message HRPAYFI_KATRE251 with the description "Negative unjust enrichment" typically occurs in the context of payroll processing within the SAP Human Capital Management (HCM) module. This error indicates that there is an issue related to the calculation of payroll results, specifically concerning the handling of overpayments or adjustments that could lead to negative values in the context of employee payments.
  
  Cause:
  
  Negative Values: The error often arises when there are negative values in payroll results that are not allowed, such as deductions or adjustments that exceed the total earnings.
  Incorrect Configuration: There may be issues with the configuration of wage types, especially if they are set up to allow negative values when they should not.
  Data Entry Errors: Incorrect data entry in payroll results or master data can lead to situations where the system attempts to process a negative payment.
  Retroactive Accounting: If there are retroactive changes in payroll that result in negative