How To Fix HRPBSNO017 - Payroll Area & not defined

HRPBSNO017 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: HRPBSNO - Message class for Norway Public Sector

• Message number: 017

• Message text: Payroll Area & not defined

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HRPBSNO017 - Details

• The SAP error message HRPBSNO017 indicates that a specific payroll area is not defined in the system. This error typically occurs during payroll processing when the system cannot find the payroll area associated with the employee or the payroll run.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Configuration: The payroll area has not been defined in the system. This could be due to a configuration oversight during the setup of the payroll schema.
  Incorrect Employee Master Data: The employee's master data may not be correctly assigned to a valid payroll area.
  Transport Issues: If the configuration was recently transported from another system (e.g., from development to production), the payroll area configuration may not have been included in the transport.
  Customizations: If there are customizations or modifications in the payroll process, they may not be correctly referencing the payroll area.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Define the Payroll Area:
  
  Go to the SAP Easy Access screen.
  Navigate to SPRO ? IMG ? Personnel Management ? Payroll ? Payroll Areas