How To Fix HRECM00MASTERDATA016 - Min. and max. of salary structure of &1 on &2 are equal

HRECM00MASTERDATA016 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 016

• Message text: Min. and max. of salary structure of &1 on &2 are equal

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HRECM00MASTERDATA016 - Details

• The SAP error message HRECM00MASTERDATA016 indicates that there is an issue with the salary structure defined for a specific employee or position. The message states that the minimum and maximum salary values for the salary structure are equal, which typically means that there is no range for the salary, making it impossible to process salary-related calculations or assignments correctly.
  
  Cause:
  
  Configuration Error: The salary structure may have been incorrectly configured in the system, leading to the minimum and maximum salary being set to the same value.
  Data Entry Error: During the creation or modification of the salary structure, the values for minimum and maximum salary may have been entered incorrectly.
  System Migration Issues: If data was migrated from another system, it’s possible that the salary structure values were not transferred correctly.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Salary Structure Configuration:
  
  Navigate to the configuration settings for the salary structure in SAP.
  Verify the minimum and maximum salary values for the relevant salary