Symptom
Error occurred while using DRTM Time management purge
The application error id would be accompanied by: The Purge cannot be executed for this user because the unprocessed payroll replication proxy with external code:XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
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Environment
- Employee central - Time Off
- Employee central - DRTM Purge
Reproducing the Issue
- Go to data retention
- create new purge request
- Select a purge request type: DRTM Time Management Purge
- launch
- Review result in Monitor purge
- Example:error coming while doing purge:" The Purge cannot be executed for this user because the unprocessed payroll replication proxy with external code e198c823ee9d49bbbed9934ccc78eda4 is earlier than the retention date".
Cause
- The purge of time management objects depends on Payroll proxies existing in the system.
- Delete all payroll replication proxies for the given employee in the time frame which need to be purged.
Resolution
Via UI Option:
- Delete all payroll replication proxies for the given employee in the time frame which need to be purged.
Step 3:
- Go to Import and export data
- export
- Data Replication Proxy
- Export
Step 2:
- Go to Monitor job
- Download
- export
- filter external code
- add Delete into Operator column
- save
Step 3:
- Go to Import and export data
- export
- Data Replication Proxy
- Validate
- Import
Option for Mass Deletion Via Script:
@Employee Central Product Support: See internal memo for further guidance
See Also
Keywords
INC0036191, TIM-4958, The Purge cannot be executed for this user because the unprocessed payroll replication proxy with external code is earlier than the retention date, DataReplicationProxy, Data Replication Proxy, DRTM Time management purge, SAP case number 367283 / 2020 , KBA , LOD-SF-EC-TIM , Time Off , LOD-SF-EC , Employee Central , LOD-SF-EC-ADM , Admin Tools (EC Core only) , Problem