How To Fix HRECM00JPR118 - Pay category missing for column &1

HRECM00JPR118 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: HRECM00JPR - Job Pricing

• Message number: 118

• Message text: Pay category missing for column &1

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HRECM00JPR118 - Details

• The SAP error message HRECM00JPR118 indicates that there is a missing pay category for a specific column in the context of the SAP Human Capital Management (HCM) module, particularly related to the Employee Central Payroll (ECP) or similar payroll functionalities.
  
  Cause:
  This error typically arises when:
  
  
  Configuration Issues: The pay category for a specific payroll element or column has not been defined in the system.
  Data Entry Errors: There may be missing or incorrect entries in the payroll configuration or master data.
  Customizations: If there are custom payroll schemas or rules, they may not be correctly set up to handle the pay categories.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Configuration:
  
  Go to the payroll configuration settings in SAP (transaction code SPRO).
  Navigate to the relevant section for defining pay categories and ensure that the required pay category is set up correctly.
  
  
  
  Review Payroll Schema:
  
  Check the payroll schema being used to ensure that it includes the