How To Fix HRPFD00855 - Select a payroll year for the payroll period

HRPFD00855 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 855

• Message text: Select a payroll year for the payroll period

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HRPFD00855 - Details

• The SAP error message HRPFD00855, which states "Select a payroll year for the payroll period," typically occurs in the context of payroll processing within the SAP Human Capital Management (HCM) module. This error indicates that the system requires a specific payroll year to be selected for the payroll period you are trying to process.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Payroll Year Selection: The user has not selected a payroll year when attempting to process payroll for a specific period.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be configuration issues in the payroll settings that prevent the system from recognizing the payroll year.
  Data Entry Error: The user may have inadvertently skipped the step of selecting the payroll year or may have entered incorrect data.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Select Payroll Year: Ensure that you select the appropriate payroll year in the payroll processing screen. This is usually done in the payroll run transaction (e.g., PC00_MXX_CALC) where you need to specify the payroll area, period, and