How To Fix HRPAYNLLA506 - Newest in-period also contains a COJ for an earlier year

HRPAYNLLA506 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: HRPAYNLLA - Notifications for Wage Return NL

• Message number: 506

• Message text: Newest in-period also contains a COJ for an earlier year

What causes this issue?

A correction for an even earlier year exists for this employee in the
most recent in-period.

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?

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

HRPAYNLLA506 - Details

• The SAP error message HRPAYNLLA506 typically occurs in the context of payroll processing within the SAP Human Capital Management (HCM) module. This error indicates that there is a conflict in the payroll data, specifically that the newest in-period payroll data contains a correction (COJ - Correction of Journal) for an earlier year. This can happen when there are inconsistencies in the payroll results or when corrections are made that affect previous periods.
  
  Cause:
  
  Incorrect Payroll Processing: The payroll for the current period may have been processed incorrectly, leading to the inclusion of corrections for previous periods.
  Data Inconsistencies: There may be inconsistencies in the payroll results, such as missing or incorrect entries in the infotypes or payroll results.
  Manual Adjustments: Manual adjustments or corrections made to payroll results for previous periods can lead to this error if they are not properly accounted for in the current payroll run.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Review Payroll Results: Check the payroll results