Understanding Errors in Processing

This table lists possible error messages:

Error Message	Description
Process a few records in the first batch	Only errors prevent records in a batch from successfully processing. Warning messages alert you to nonstandard events, but do not prevent processing. You can disable warning messages by means of a processing option. Header-level errors that occur on one record often occur on all records. Correct the errors on the smaller number of records, and then follow the same sequence of steps when you process a larger number of records in a batch.
Read and understand the error messages	An alternative to reviewing the exception report is to access the Employee Work Center to view specific errors regarding the batches. You can access the batches that are in error directly from the error messages. This enables you to locate the problems and correct them interactively. Error messages can be accessed and read from the Work Center in one of three ways: From the Workflow Management menu (G02), select Employee Work Center. Right-click the batch processor program and select Prompt For, and then Version. On Work With Batch Versions - Available Versions, select Work Center from the Tools menu. From the System Administration Tools menu (GH9011), select Work With Servers. On Work With Servers, select Work Center from the Tools menu. All error messages are also located in the Data Dictionary, where you can inquire on the error number and review the glossary.
Process an invoice that was created using the Batch Invoice Revisions program (P03B11Z1)	If errors occur that you cannot resolve, enter a transaction manually through the batch revisions program and process it successfully. Then compare the F03B11Z1 and F0911Z1 records that you entered manually with the transaction that you converted. Comparing the differences can help you locate discrepancies and resolve errors.

Error Message

Description

Process a few records in the first batch

Only errors prevent records in a batch from successfully processing. Warning messages alert you to nonstandard events, but do not prevent processing. You can disable warning messages by means of a processing option.

Header-level errors that occur on one record often occur on all records. Correct the errors on the smaller number of records, and then follow the same sequence of steps when you process a larger number of records in a batch.

Read and understand the error messages

An alternative to reviewing the exception report is to access the Employee Work Center to view specific errors regarding the batches. You can access the batches that are in error directly from the error messages. This enables you to locate the problems and correct them interactively.

Error messages can be accessed and read from the Work Center in one of three ways:

From the Workflow Management menu (G02), select Employee Work Center.
Right-click the batch processor program and select Prompt For, and then Version. On Work With Batch Versions - Available Versions, select Work Center from the Tools menu.
From the System Administration Tools menu (GH9011), select Work With Servers. On Work With Servers, select Work Center from the Tools menu.

All error messages are also located in the Data Dictionary, where you can inquire on the error number and review the glossary.

Process an invoice that was created using the Batch Invoice Revisions program (P03B11Z1)

If errors occur that you cannot resolve, enter a transaction manually through the batch revisions program and process it successfully. Then compare the F03B11Z1 and F0911Z1 records that you entered manually with the transaction that you converted. Comparing the differences can help you locate discrepancies and resolve errors.