How To Fix PYC_CONF_CONS_CHECK038 - Process &1 and policy type &2 have different country groupings

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: PYC_CONF_CONS_CHECK - Consistency check for PCC configuration

• Message number: 038

• Message text: Process &1 and policy type &2 have different country groupings

What causes this issue?

Country grouping must be the same for process and its assigned policy
type; Alternatively, the assigned policy type has the country grouping
*.

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?

Use the Customizing activity
<DS:SIMG.PYC_PYP_VC_PROC>Define Processes</> to modify the country
grouping for processes. Use the Customizing activity
<DS:SIMG.PCC_1605_SIMP_PLCTP>Define Policy Types</> to modify the
country grouping for policy types.

Procedure for System Administrators

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message PYC_CONF_CONS_CHECK038 - Process &1 and policy type &2 have different country groupings ?

  The SAP error message PYC_CONF_CONS_CHECK038 indicates that there is a mismatch between the country groupings of a specific process and a policy type in the SAP system. This error typically arises in the context of SAP's Payroll or Human Capital Management (HCM) modules, particularly when configuring payroll processes or policies.
  
  Cause:
  The error occurs when:
  
  The process (identified by &1) and the policy type (identified by &2) are assigned to different country groupings. 
  Country groupings are used in SAP to define specific rules and regulations that apply to payroll processing for different countries. If the process and policy type are not aligned in terms of their country groupings, the system cannot execute the payroll process correctly.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Configuration:
  
  Go to the configuration settings for both the process and the policy type in the SAP system.
  Verify the country groupings assigned to both the process and the policy