Posting Run Month end accruals error

Question

Hi Guys,
after running the payroll driver on test mode for period 26 2009...when I look at the log file...I get an error that the employee has been rejected...and the maximum number of search runs exceeded under Month end accruals...
looking fwd to your comments and suggestions

Answer 1

Hello Shiloh S,
The error message "Maximum number of search runs exceeded" occurs in
function UACGF, which is for the Month End Accruals calculations.
Below, I've updated information which explains the Month End Accruals
process, calculations and required table entries:
1. Tables T549S and T51A1:
The T549S table needs 3 dates specified for each pay id.  Those 3
dates and their respective Date IDs are:
  01 = pay date
  04 = posting run
  05 = ACC: Earliest Doc. creation date
To check if these entries have been made, please go to sm31 and view
if the entries have been made for the year for example: 2002
(you should also check consistency of future entries as well!)
You can create the entries via the IMG paths specified below for the
respective Date IDs (if you have not already done so).
NOTE: The tables are only changed if a flag has been set for the field
'Carry out table change'.  If no flag is set, a test run is performed.
01 = pay date
    IMG -> Payroll US -> Basic Settings -> Payroll Organization
        -> Generate Payroll Period
           You can view the documenation on this step by doubleclicking
           the title of the step. (NOTE:  first change your Text Display
           by going to 'Utilities - Text Display - SAPscript)
           For further explanation - click 'Report Documentation'
04 = posting run
    IMG -> Payroll US -> Month end accruals -> Triggering Month End
        Accrual computation -> Maintain Posting Date
         -Create      ('Info' icon provides explanation of how to run.)
05 = ACC: Earliest Doc. creation date
    IMG -> Payroll US -> Month end accruals -> Triggering Month End
        Accrual computation -> Set latest earliest document creation
         date
For T51A1 - Final date for HR Postings (Accruals):
This date determines the final date on which postings may be effected
from HR for each posting period.  I would advise you to set this up
for each company code and each accounting period of 2001.  For more
info, please select F1 in the fields that you are unsure of.
  You can maintain these dates via the path:
   IMG -> Payroll US -> Month end accruals -> Triggering Month End
        Accrual computation ->
2. Explanation of Month End Accruals:
First of all there is a switch to say in general if accruals are to be
computed for an employee or not. This switch is called ACCMO and
is set to 'ON' (1) in rule UAC0. Unfortuately this rule is deactivated
in your development system so that accruals are not calculated.
If this switch is set to 'ON', the system first tries to find out if it
has to calculate accruals and for which periods this is to be done.
If you have a payroll period which overlaps two posting periods, you
will have accruals for this period.
Generally the system can calculate accruals according to exact/current
values and or the system can estimate the accruals. The system always
tries to be as exact as possible which means it always tries to use
current values.
So: How does the system decide if for one period current values can be
taken or if an estimation has to be done?
If you need to post accruals for a payroll period because it overlaps
two posting periods, you have to post to both posting periods. So you
have to make sure, that you are still able to post to both posting
periods when the posting for the payroll period is done. This means the
system has to check that the LDCD (Latest earliest document creation
date) of the payroll period is earlier than the closing date of both
posting periods concerned. Often one posting period is already closed
which means that it is no longer possible to post accruals to this
posting period when the overlapping payroll period is calculated. This
means the system has to estimate values for this overlapping payroll
period before. In other words, the system calculates accruals for a
payroll period in the last payroll period with a LDCD which is is
earlier than the closing date of the overlapped posting periods.
Thus during payroll, the system checks for the current and for the
following payroll periods if things have already been done (because now
it is too late), if things have to be done now (because when the next
payroll period is calculated it will be too late) or if it will be
possible to post accruals after the next payroll period.
Hoping the above information are helpful.
Kind regards,
Graziela