How To Fix HRPBSDEVAVG147 - No. of months in different pay scale area exceeds total no. of months

HRPBSDEVAVG147 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: HRPBSDEVAVG - HR-VADM: Public Sector Pensions Act

• Message number: 147

• Message text: No. of months in different pay scale area exceeds total no. of months

What causes this issue?

The total number of months cannot be less the number of months in the
different pay scale area for the first 36 months of eligible child
rearing and each additional calendar month.

System Response

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?

Enter the data for the child-rearing months such that the number of
calendar months in the different pay scale area is less than or equal to
the total number of months in the standard and different pay scale area.

Procedure for System Administrators

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message HRPBSDEVAVG147 - No. of months in different pay scale area exceeds total no. of months ?

  The SAP error message HRPBSDEVAVG147 typically occurs in the context of payroll processing, particularly when dealing with employees who have worked in different pay scale areas. This error indicates that the number of months an employee has been assigned to different pay scale areas exceeds the total number of months they have been employed. 
  
  Cause:
  
  Data Entry Errors: Incorrect data entry in the employee's master data, particularly in the infotype records related to pay scale areas (e.g., infotype 0008 - Basic Pay).
  Incorrect Configuration: Issues in the configuration of the payroll schema or rules that govern how pay scale areas are processed.
  Time Management Issues: Inconsistencies in the time management data that do not align with the pay scale area assignments.
  Historical Data: If historical data has been incorrectly maintained or if there are overlaps in the pay scale area assignments.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Review Employee Master Data: Check the employee's infotype records (especially infotype 0008) to ensure