How To Fix PH089 - Earliest possible retro. accounting limit for payroll is in the future

PH089 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: PH - PA: Archiving & Reorganization

• Message number: 089

• Message text: Earliest possible retro. accounting limit for payroll is in the future

What causes this issue?

The system uses the archiving date to calculate a default value for the
retroactive accounting limit. You have chosen an archiving date that
causes the earliest possible retroactive accounting limit calculated by
the system to be in the future.

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?

Choose an archiving date so far back in the past that the retroactive
accounting limit calculated by the system comes before today's date.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

Smart SAP Assistant

• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message PH089 - Earliest possible retro. accounting limit for payroll is in the future ?

  The SAP error message PH089, which states "Earliest possible retro. accounting limit for payroll is in the future," typically occurs in the context of payroll processing when there is an attempt to process retroactive accounting for a period that is not valid or is set in the future. This can happen for various reasons, including incorrect date settings or configuration issues.
  
  Cause:
  
  Future Dates: The payroll period or the retroactive accounting limit is set to a date in the future, which is not allowed.
  
  Configuration Issues: The payroll schema or the retroactive accounting settings may not be configured correctly.
  Employee Master Data: The employee's master data may have incorrect or future-dated information that affects payroll processing.
  Payroll Control Record: The payroll control record may not be set correctly for the period you are trying to process.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Check Payroll Control Record: Ensure that the payroll control record is set correctly for the period you are trying to