How To Fix OUT006 - No Employees selected for chosen payroll area in BAPI

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: OUT - Messages for Outsourcing

• Message number: 006

• Message text: No Employees selected for chosen payroll area in BAPI

What causes this issue?

The selection criteria for BAPI_OUTEMPLOYEE_GETLIST returned no
entries.

System Response

Returns no values.

How to fix this error?

This is not an error, it simply informs user that no selections were
made.

Procedure for System Administrators

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message OUT006 - No Employees selected for chosen payroll area in BAPI ?

  The SAP error message OUT006: No Employees selected for chosen payroll area typically occurs when you are trying to execute a BAPI (Business Application Programming Interface) related to payroll processing, but the system cannot find any employees associated with the specified payroll area. This can happen for several reasons.
  Causes:
  
  Incorrect Payroll Area: The payroll area specified in the BAPI call may not have any employees assigned to it.
  Employee Status: Employees may not be active or may not have been assigned to the payroll area in question.
  Selection Criteria: The selection criteria used in the BAPI call may be too restrictive, resulting in no employees being selected.
  Data Synchronization Issues: There may be a delay or issue in data synchronization between different modules or systems.
  Authorization Issues: The user executing the BAPI may not have the necessary authorizations to access employee data in the specified payroll area.
  
  Solutions:
  
  Verify Payroll Area: Check the payroll area you are using in the BAPI call. Ensure that it is correct and that it has employees assigned to it.
  Check Employee Status: Ensure that the employees you expect to be selected are active and correctly assigned to the payroll area.
  Review Selection Criteria: If you are using specific selection criteria in your BAPI call, review them to ensure they are not overly restrictive.
  Data Consistency Check: Run consistency checks in the HR module to ensure that employee data is correctly maintained and synchronized.
  Authorization Check: Ensure that the user executing the BAPI has the necessary authorizations to access the payroll data.
  
  Related Information:
  
  BAPI Documentation: Review the documentation for the specific BAPI you are using to understand the expected input parameters and selection criteria.
  Transaction Codes: Use transaction codes like PA20 (Display HR Master Data) or PA30 (Maintain HR Master Data) to check employee assignments and statuses.
  Debugging: If you have access, consider debugging the BAPI call to see the exact parameters being passed and the logic being executed.
  SAP Notes: Check the SAP Support Portal for any relevant SAP Notes that may address this specific error or provide additional troubleshooting steps.
  
  By following these steps, you should be able to identify the cause of the OUT006 error and implement a solution to resolve it.