How To Fix HRPAYIEINFOTYPES167 - Prev. Empt. Commencement date is greater than Infotype's begin date

HRPAYIEINFOTYPES167 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: HRPAYIEINFOTYPES - Message class for all Irish Infotypes

• Message number: 167

• Message text: Prev. Empt. Commencement date is greater than Infotype's begin date

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HRPAYIEINFOTYPES167 - Details

• The SAP error message HRPAYIEINFOTYPES167 indicates that there is a conflict between the commencement date of a previous employment record and the begin date of the current infotype record being processed. This typically occurs in the context of personnel administration or payroll processing when trying to enter or modify employee data.
  
  Cause:
  The error arises when:
  
  The commencement date of a previous employment record (e.g., a previous infotype record) is later than the begin date of the current infotype record you are trying to create or modify.
  This situation can occur if there are overlapping employment periods or if the data entry does not respect the chronological order of employment records.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Existing Infotypes: Review the existing infotype records for the employee in question. Look for any infotype that has a commencement date that overlaps or is later than the begin date of the infotype you