How To Fix HRPFD00874 - More than one personnel number from IT 31 is relevant to payroll

HRPFD00874 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 874

• Message text: More than one personnel number from IT 31 is relevant to payroll

What causes this issue?

You have grouped several personnel numbers together in infotype 0031
<ZK>Reference Personnel Numbers</>. Only one of these personnel numbers
may belong to a payroll area that is flagged as relevant to payroll.

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?

Check the payroll areas of the personnel numbers concerned.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

HRPFD00874 - Details

• The SAP error message HRPFD00874 indicates that there is an issue with the personnel numbers in the IT 31 (HR Master Data) infotype, specifically related to payroll processing. This error occurs when more than one personnel number is found in the IT 31 records that are relevant for payroll processing, which can lead to confusion in determining which personnel number should be used.
  
  Cause:
  
  Multiple Personnel Numbers: The primary cause of this error is that there are multiple personnel numbers associated with the same employee in the IT 31 infotype. This can happen due to incorrect data entry, duplicate records, or changes in employee status that were not properly managed.
  Incorrect Configuration: Sometimes, the configuration settings in the SAP system may not be set up correctly, leading to multiple personnel numbers being considered for payroll processing.
  Data Migration Issues: If data was migrated from another system, it is possible that duplicate personnel numbers were