How To Fix HRPFD00538 - You must enter only one employee attribute for class &1

HRPFD00538 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: HRPFD00 - HR-PF: International Pension Fund

• Message number: 538

• Message text: You must enter only one employee attribute for class &1

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HRPFD00538 - Details

• The SAP error message HRPFD00538 indicates that when trying to create or modify an employee's attributes in the system, the user has entered multiple attributes for a specific class, which is not allowed. This error typically occurs in the context of Personnel Administration or Organizational Management modules in SAP.
  
  Cause:
  The error arises when:
  
  You attempt to assign more than one attribute to a specific class for an employee. For example, if you are trying to assign multiple job roles or positions to a single employee in a way that conflicts with the system's requirements.
  The configuration of the employee attributes in the system is set to allow only one attribute per class, and the input provided violates this rule.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Review the Input: Check the data you are trying to enter for the employee. Ensure that you are only entering one attribute for the specified class.