How To Fix HRPBSHU297 - Hourly pay exceeds the one specified in contract

HRPBSHU297 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: HRPBSHU - HR Public sector (H) developments

• Message number: 297

• Message text: Hourly pay exceeds the one specified in contract

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HRPBSHU297 - Details

• The SAP error message HRPBSHU297, which states "Hourly pay exceeds the one specified in contract," typically occurs in the context of payroll processing within the SAP Human Capital Management (HCM) module. This error indicates that the hourly wage being processed for an employee exceeds the maximum hourly rate defined in their employment contract.
  
  Cause:
  
  Contractual Limits: The employee's contract specifies a maximum hourly rate, and the system is detecting that the rate being applied exceeds this limit.
  Incorrect Data Entry: There may be an error in the data entry for the employee's pay rate, either in the payroll configuration or in the employee's master data.
  Changes in Pay Rate: If there have been recent changes to the employee's pay rate that have not been updated in the contract or the payroll system, this can lead to discrepancies.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be issues with the configuration of the payroll schema or the wage types that