How To Fix WS787 - Profile for Personnel Settlement Document Inbound &1 text does not exist.

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WS - Supplier Billing Document

• Message number: 787

• Message text: Profile for Personnel Settlement Document Inbound &1 text does not exist.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WS787 - Profile for Personnel Settlement Document Inbound &1 text does not exist. ?

  The SAP error message:
  WS787 Profile for Personnel Settlement Document Inbound &1 text does not exist
  
  Cause:
  This error occurs when the system is trying to process a Personnel Settlement Document inbound interface, but the required profile (configuration) for the inbound processing is missing or not maintained in the system. The placeholder &1 in the message refers to the profile name that the system is trying to find but cannot.
  In SAP HR (HCM) or Payroll interfaces, profiles define how inbound or outbound data is processed. If the profile for Personnel Settlement Document inbound processing is not created or maintained, the system cannot proceed and throws this error.
  Where it occurs:
  
  During inbound processing of Personnel Settlement Documents (e.g., payroll results, settlement data) via interfaces such as BAPIs, IDocs, or other inbound data transfer methods.
  Typically in Payroll or Personnel Administration modules where settlement documents are processed.
  
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check the Profile Name:
  
  Identify the profile name mentioned in the error