If you are importing payroll results, you must not exit payroll until you have received the payroll results. When you have received and processed the inbound IDoc from the third-party payroll service provider, you can exit payroll to allow changes.

If you are importing payroll results, SAP recommends that you set the control record in Payroll to protect data from being changed in the base wage type area. When you have received and processed payroll results from the third-party payroll service provider, you can exit payroll to allow changes.