How To Fix 4B088 - Specify only one person under the "Other Dependant" category.

4B088 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 4B - Message Class for Philippines

• Message number: 088

• Message text: Specify only one person under the "Other Dependant" category.

What causes this issue?

You have marked more than one related persons as "Other Dependants".

System Response

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

How to fix this error?

Restrict the number of related persons marked as "Other Dependants" to
One.

Procedure for System Administrators

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message 4B088 - Specify only one person under the "Other Dependant" category. ?

  The SAP error message 4B088 ("Specify only one person under the 'Other Dependant' category") typically occurs in the context of employee data management, particularly when dealing with dependents in the SAP Human Capital Management (HCM) module. This error indicates that the system expects only one dependent to be specified under the "Other Dependant" category, but multiple entries have been made.
  
  Cause:
  The error is triggered when:
  
  An employee record has more than one dependent listed under the "Other Dependant" category.
  The system is designed to allow only a single entry for this category, which is likely due to specific business rules or configurations in the SAP system.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Access the Employee Data: Go to the employee's record in the SAP system where the dependents are maintained.
  
  
  Review Dependent Entries: Navigate to the section where dependents are listed. Look for the "Other Dependant" category.
  
  
  Identify Multiple Entries: Check if there are