How To Fix RP128 - Ret.acct.period must be after earliest ret.acct.date (&) of payroll per.

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: RP - Error Messages for Infotype Module Pools

• Message number: 128

• Message text: Ret.acct.period must be after earliest ret.acct.date (&) of payroll per.

What causes this issue?

The retroactive accounting date may not fall ahead of the earliest
retroactive accounting period set for the payroll area.

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?

You can set the retroactive accounting date to the beginning of the
earliest retroactive accounting period.
If it should be necessary to recalculate a date which falls ahead of the
earliest retroactive accounting period, reset the first day of this
period.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message RP128 - Ret.acct.period must be after earliest ret.acct.date (&) of payroll per. ?

  The SAP error message RP128 indicates that there is an issue with the retention account period in relation to the earliest retention account date for payroll. This typically occurs when you are trying to process payroll or perform a related action, and the specified retention account period is not valid because it precedes the earliest retention account date defined in the system.
  
  Cause:
  The error is caused by one of the following reasons:
  
  Incorrect Retention Account Period: The retention account period you are trying to use is set to a date that is earlier than the earliest retention account date configured in the payroll settings.
  
  Configuration Issues: The payroll configuration may not be set up correctly, leading to discrepancies between the retention account period and the defined dates.
  Data Entry Errors: There may be a mistake in the data entry when specifying the retention account period.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the RP128 error, you can take the following