How To Fix HRPBSDEVAVG223 - Retroactive accounting as of period &1/&2 due to changed annual estimate

HRPBSDEVAVG223 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: HRPBSDEVAVG - HR-VADM: Public Sector Pensions Act

• Message number: 223

• Message text: Retroactive accounting as of period &1/&2 due to changed annual estimate

What causes this issue?

The estimation of the annual payment for the imputable (new) pension
payment returns a different result to the one in the previous period.
For this reason, the current payroll run is cancelled and started again
as of the payroll period &V1&/&V2&.

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

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message HRPBSDEVAVG223 - Retroactive accounting as of period &1/&2 due to changed annual estimate ?

  The SAP error message HRPBSDEVAVG223 indicates that there is an issue with retroactive accounting in the payroll process, specifically due to a change in the annual estimate for an employee. This error typically arises when there are changes made to an employee's payroll data that affect their annual salary or compensation, and these changes are retroactive to a previous payroll period.
  
  Cause:
  
  Change in Annual Estimate: The error is triggered when there is a modification in the annual salary estimate for an employee, which affects payroll calculations for prior periods.
  Retroactive Accounting: The payroll system attempts to recalculate payroll for previous periods based on the new annual estimate, which can lead to inconsistencies if the changes are not properly managed.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be issues with the configuration of the payroll schema or the way retroactive accounting is set up in the system.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Review Changes: Check the changes made to the employee's annual estimate.