How To Fix PTRA_DIALOGUE007 - Retro acctg date &1 is earlier than personally-lowest retro acctg date &2

PTRA_DIALOGUE007 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: PTRA_DIALOGUE - HR TRAVEL: Messages for Trip Costs Dialog

• Message number: 007

• Message text: Retro acctg date &1 is earlier than personally-lowest retro acctg date &2

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PTRA_DIALOGUE007 - Details

• The SAP error message PTRA_DIALOGUE007 indicates that there is an issue with the retroactive accounting date in relation to the lowest retroactive accounting date that is set for the employee. This typically occurs in the context of payroll processing when adjustments or corrections are being made to an employee's payroll data.
  
  Cause:
  The error arises when you attempt to enter a retroactive accounting date (&1) that is earlier than the lowest retroactive accounting date (&2) that has been defined for the employee in the system. This can happen in scenarios such as:
  
  Trying to process payroll changes or corrections for a period that is not allowed based on the employee's payroll history.
  The employee's retroactive accounting date has been set to a specific date, and any changes made must respect this limit.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check the Employee's Retroactive Accounting Date:
  
  Navigate to the employee's master data in the SAP