Symptoms
When you select a cost category ID in the Cost Category ID list for a timesheet in Personal Data Keeper (PDK) in Microsoft Dynamics GP 9.0 or in Microsoft Business Solutions-Great Plains 8.0, you receive the following error message:
The default Unit of Measure is not part of the schedule.
This error message is incorrect. In this scenario, you expect to receive the following error message:
This pay code is not valid for this employee ID.
Cause
This problem occurs if the following conditions are true:
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The Default Pay Code field is left blank in the PA Employee Options window.
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The cost category for which you are entering the time has a default pay code selected.
Workaround
To work around this problem, follow these steps:
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On the Cards menu, point to Payroll, and then click Employee.
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Select the employee for which you are entering the timesheet.
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Click Project.
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In the PA Employee Options window, enter a pay code in the Default Pay Code field.
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Click OK.
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Save the employee record.
Status
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.