How To Fix HRPAYTR02644 - & : Key figure hierarchy is lower than characteristics hierarchy

HRPAYTR02644 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: HRPAYTR02 -

• Message number: 644

• Message text: & : Key figure hierarchy is lower than characteristics hierarchy

What causes this issue?

A key figure should be updated by a certain document hierarchy.
However, the characteristics of the information structure are updated
by a higher document hierarchy by means of update type 'B' (data
transport).
The update may not be definite.
Example:
You want to update the key figure from the document item. However, the
characteristics are determined from the document header. This means
that a statistics update of the key figure occurs for every item in the
document. Thus the key figure is updated as often as there are items in
the document. The values are overwritten each time by data transport,
which means that in the end, the key figure contains the information
from the last item.

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?

Choose a key figure from the same (or a higher) document hierarchy as
the lowest hierarchy of the characteristics.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message HRPAYTR02644 - & : Key figure hierarchy is lower than characteristics hierarchy ?

  The SAP error message HRPAYTR02644, which states "Key figure hierarchy is lower than characteristics hierarchy," typically occurs in the context of SAP HR (Human Resources) and payroll processing. This error indicates a mismatch between the key figure hierarchy and the characteristics hierarchy in the context of reporting or data processing.
  
  Cause:
  
  
  Hierarchy Mismatch: The error arises when the key figure (which represents a quantitative measure, such as salary or hours worked) is not aligned with the characteristics (which represent qualitative attributes, such as employee ID, department, etc.) in the hierarchy structure. This can happen if the key figure is defined at a different level than the characteristics in the reporting structure.
  
  
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be issues in the configuration of the InfoObjects in the SAP BW (Business Warehouse) or the HR module, where the hierarchies are not properly set up or aligned.
  
  
  Data Model Changes: If there have been recent changes to the