How To Fix 3W642 - The to salary must be greater than the from salary in the salary range

3W642 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 3W - HR: Message Class South Africa

• Message number: 642

• Message text: The to salary must be greater than the from salary in the salary range

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message 3W642 - The to salary must be greater than the from salary in the salary range ?

  The SAP error message 3W642 indicates that there is an issue with the salary range defined for an employee or a position in the system. Specifically, it means that the "to salary" value is not greater than the "from salary" value in the salary range configuration. This is a validation error that prevents the system from processing the salary information correctly.
  
  Cause:
  
  Incorrect Salary Range Configuration: The salary range for a specific position or employee has been set up incorrectly, where the upper limit (to salary) is less than or equal to the lower limit (from salary).
  Data Entry Error: During the entry of salary information, the values may have been entered incorrectly, leading to this inconsistency.
  System 
  Configuration Issues: There may be issues in the configuration of the salary ranges in the SAP system, possibly due to changes made by users or administrators.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Review Salary Range Configuration:
  
  Navigate to the relevant configuration settings in SAP