How To Fix HRPAYDEEH204 - The cumulation wage types &1 and &2 cannot both be maintained

HRPAYDEEH204 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: HRPAYDEEH - Notification class for surveys, DE

• Message number: 204

• Message text: The cumulation wage types &1 and &2 cannot both be maintained

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HRPAYDEEH204 - Details

• The SAP error message HRPAYDEEH204 indicates that there is a conflict in the configuration of wage types in the payroll process. Specifically, it means that two cumulation wage types are being maintained simultaneously, which is not allowed. This can occur in the context of payroll processing when the system detects that both wage types are set to cumulate the same data, leading to ambiguity in payroll calculations.
  
  Cause:
  
  Configuration Conflict: The error typically arises from incorrect configuration in the payroll settings, where two wage types are defined to cumulate the same data or are set to cumulate in a way that conflicts with each other.
  Duplicate Wage Types: There may be duplicate entries for wage types that are intended to cumulate the same information, leading to the system rejecting the configuration.
  Incorrect Assignment: The wage types may have been incorrectly assigned in the payroll schema or in the wage type configuration.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Review Wage Type Configuration:
  
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