How To Fix PH076 - Specify a retroactive accounting limit for time evaluation

PH076 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: PH - PA: Archiving & Reorganization

• Message number: 076

• Message text: Specify a retroactive accounting limit for time evaluation

What causes this issue?

You have not specified a retroactive accounting limit for <LS>time
evaluation</>, or you have deleted the default value calculated by the
system.
This can happen in the following situations:
You want to archive time evaluation results. You have chosen the
retroactive accounting limit as your specified date.
You want to archive time evaluation results. You have chosen the
archiving date as your specified date. The system used the archiving
date to calculate a default value for the retroactive accounting limit.

How to fix this error?

Enter a retroactive accounting limit.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message PH076 - Specify a retroactive accounting limit for time evaluation ?

  The SAP error message PH076, "Specify a retroactive accounting limit for time evaluation," typically occurs in the context of time evaluation in the SAP Human Capital Management (HCM) module. This error indicates that the system requires a retroactive accounting limit to be defined for processing time data.
  
  Cause:
  The error arises when the system attempts to perform time evaluation but does not have a defined retroactive accounting limit. The retroactive accounting limit is a date that specifies how far back in time the system can process changes to employee time data. If this limit is not set, the system cannot determine how to handle historical data changes, leading to the error.
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the PH076 error, you need to specify a retroactive accounting limit in the system. Here are the steps to do this:
  
  
  Access the Configuration:
  
  Go to the SAP Easy Access screen.
  Navigate to the following path: SPRO -> SAP Reference IMG -> Personnel