How To Fix 4B007 - Employee basis amount must be more than the compulsory basis

4B007 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 4B - Message Class for Philippines

• Message number: 007

• Message text: Employee basis amount must be more than the compulsory basis

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message 4B007 - Employee basis amount must be more than the compulsory basis ?

  The SAP error message 4B007 indicates that the employee's basis amount must be greater than the compulsory basis amount. This error typically arises in the context of payroll processing, particularly when dealing with contributions to social security, pension plans, or other benefits that have a minimum contribution requirement.
  
  Cause:
  
  Compulsory Basis Amount: This is the minimum amount that must be used for calculating contributions to social security or other benefits. If the employee's basis amount (the amount being reported for contributions) is less than this compulsory basis, the system will trigger this error.
  Incorrect Data Entry: The employee's basis amount may have been entered incorrectly, leading to it being lower than the required compulsory basis.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be issues with the configuration of the payroll schema or the specific infotype settings that define the compulsory basis and the employee's basis amount.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Check Employee Data: Review the employee's payroll data to ensure that the