How To Fix HRTIM00BLPRETRO003 - Earliest retroactive accounting for Controlling area not reached

HRTIM00BLPRETRO003 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: HRTIM00BLPRETRO - TMW: Retroactive Accounting Control

• Message number: 003

• Message text: Earliest retroactive accounting for Controlling area not reached

What causes this issue?

Payroll-relevant data for person &v1& was changed on &v2&. The date
&v2& does not reach the <ZH>earliest </><ZH>retroactive accounting date
</> &v4& for the Controlling area &v3& specified in the administrative
record.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

HRTIM00BLPRETRO003 - Details

• The SAP error message HRTIM00BLPRETRO003 indicates that the earliest retroactive accounting date for the specified controlling area has not been reached. This error typically occurs in the context of payroll processing when there are changes to employee data that require retroactive accounting adjustments, but the system is unable to process these adjustments because the specified date is beyond the allowed retroactive accounting period.
  
  Cause:
  
  Retroactive Accounting Period: The controlling area has a defined retroactive accounting period, which limits how far back payroll adjustments can be made. If the date of the change or the payroll period being processed is earlier than this defined period, the error will occur.
  Configuration Settings: The configuration settings for the controlling area or payroll may not be set correctly, leading to restrictions on retroactive accounting.
  Data Entry Errors: There may be incorrect or incomplete data entries that are causing the system to look for a retroactive accounting period that