Delete or Change a Personnel Number

There are a lot of questions which we are asked in interviews about PERNR. We are also confused at times about these concepts. So, let us use to post to talk about some of them. Please correct or add to this post by commenting on this.

Some end-users assign wrong personnel numbers by mistake. In case this is noticed before payroll is run for this personnel number, then this can be easily deleted and created again. But if payroll has already been generated for this personnel number, it is a long process. Another thing to keep in mind is that PERNR cannot be changed. Though the start date and end date can be changed using PA41.
To delete after payroll has been generated
  1. Delete all payroll results using PU01. (If posting has been done, then this will not be allowed – you need to reverse the posting)
  2. Delete all infotypes of PERNR using PU00 (or use PA30 if you more comfortable there).
  3. In the menu select Utilities and delete the personnel number
  4. Alternatively use the standard report (RPL*DEL*0*) to delete the PERNR

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