How To Fix HRSPAZA117 - Payroll Periods have not been generated for Year of Package Validity

HRSPAZA117 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: HRSPAZA - Salary packaging

• Message number: 117

• Message text: Payroll Periods have not been generated for Year of Package Validity

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HRSPAZA117 - Details

• The SAP error message HRSPAZA117 indicates that payroll periods have not been generated for the specified year of package validity. This error typically arises in the context of payroll processing within the SAP Human Capital Management (HCM) module, particularly when dealing with payroll schemas and configurations.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Payroll Periods: The payroll periods for the specified year have not been defined or generated in the system.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be issues with the configuration of the payroll area or the payroll schema that prevent the generation of payroll periods.
  Package Validity: The package validity settings may not align with the current payroll processing requirements, leading to the absence of necessary payroll periods.
  Authorization Issues: Sometimes, the user may not have the necessary authorizations to generate or view payroll periods.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Generate Payroll Periods:
  
  Navigate to the relevant transaction (usually in the SAP HCM module) to generate payroll periods for the specified year.
  Use transaction code PA03 (Maintain Payroll