How To Fix HRECM00MASTERDATA004 - New salary &1 of &2 on &3 is no longer within the range (&4)

HRECM00MASTERDATA004 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: HRECM00MASTERDATA - Activation of Compensation processes, Salary calculation

• Message number: 004

• Message text: New salary &1 of &2 on &3 is no longer within the range (&4)

What causes this issue?

The new salary is not within the salary range.
Prior to the activation, the system retrieves all salary adjustments in
<ZK>Manager Self-Service</> and performs a simulation to check whether
the new salary is within the salary range.

System Response

This message is displayed when the new salary is not within the salary
range.

How to fix this error?

Check the following views:
<ZK>Pay Grade Levels</> (<ZH>T710</>)
<ZK>Pay Grade</> (<ZH>T710A</>)

Procedure for System Administrators

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

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message HRECM00MASTERDATA004 - New salary &1 of &2 on &3 is no longer within the range (&4) ?

  The SAP error message HRECM00MASTERDATA004 indicates that a new salary value being entered for an employee is outside the defined salary range for their position or job classification. This error typically occurs in the context of Human Capital Management (HCM) or Employee Central modules when trying to update or maintain employee master data.
  
  Cause:
  
  Salary Range Violation: The new salary (&1) for the employee (&2) on the effective date (&3) is not within the predefined salary range (&4) for the employee's position or job classification.
  
  Configuration Issues: The salary ranges may not be correctly configured in the system, or the employee's position may have been changed without updating the salary range.
  Data Entry Error: There may be a mistake in the data entry, such as entering an incorrect salary amount.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Verify Salary Range: Check the salary range defined for the employee's position or job classification in the system. Ensure that the new salary falls within