How To Fix HRPFD00680 - A manual posting with value type &1 must have a negative value

HRPFD00680 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: HRPFD00 - HR-PF: International Pension Fund

• Message number: 680

• Message text: A manual posting with value type &1 must have a negative value

What causes this issue?

Bookings that are classified as payments must be created as a negative
value.
If the desired booking actually requires a positive value, the
assignment of value type attributes to value type &V1& has been defined
incorrectly.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

HRPFD00680 - Details

• The SAP error message HRPFD00680 indicates that there is an issue with a manual posting in the Human Resources (HR) module, specifically related to the value type being used. The error message states that a manual posting with a specific value type (denoted by &1) must have a negative value. This typically occurs in the context of payroll or personnel administration when trying to post a value that is expected to be a deduction or a negative adjustment.
  
  Cause:
  
  Incorrect Value Type: The value type being used for the manual posting is expected to represent a deduction or a negative adjustment, but a positive value has been entered instead.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be configuration settings in the system that dictate how certain value types should behave, and these settings may not align with the data being entered.
  Data Entry Error: A simple mistake in data entry where a positive value was mistakenly input