SAP Knowledge Base Article - Public

2084764 - Error - Merit Payment is a negative value when the payment is prorated - Compensation

Symptom

  • Client copies last years plan, launches forms and sees that compensation form Merit Payment is a negative value when the payment is prorated

Environment

  • Compensation

Resolution

Check the template xml as in the example below.  You will see the Proration Start and End dates have not been updated to reflect the current proration dates.

  <proration-calc useFor="salary">

            <date-proration-calc reviewStartDate="2011-04-01" reviewEndDate="2012-01-01" canExceedReviewPeriod="false">

              <no-rounding/>

            </date-proration-calc>

 

  • You may need to open a case with Customer Support to have this code changed for you. This is a quick change that we can make for you, and will not require the typical 2-3 week turnaround as is required for most code changes.
  • Reminder: When copying a previous years plan you will need to update these values each year, so plan accordingly to have this updated.

Keywords

KBA , sf error messages comp-varpay , sf compensation prorating , LOD-SF-CMP , Compensation Management , Problem

Product

SAP SuccessFactors HCM Core all versions