How To Fix HRPSGB_ME017 - Multiple Employment employee without a primary employment (&1 - &2)

HRPSGB_ME017 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: HRPSGB_ME - Multiple Employment Errors & Warnings

• Message number: 017

• Message text: Multiple Employment employee without a primary employment (&1 - &2)

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HRPSGB_ME017 - Details

• The SAP error message HRPSGB_ME017 "Multiple Employment employee without a primary employment (&1 - &2)" typically occurs in the context of managing employee records in the SAP Human Capital Management (HCM) module. This error indicates that the system has detected an employee with multiple employment records but has not designated a primary employment record.
  
  Cause:
  
  Multiple Employment Records: The employee has more than one employment record in the system.
  Missing Primary Employment: The system requires one of these records to be marked as the primary employment, but none has been designated.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be configuration settings in the system that dictate how multiple employments are handled, which could lead to this error if not set up correctly.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Identify the Employee: Use the employee ID provided in the error message (&1 - &2) to locate the employee's records in the system.
  
  
  Check Employment Records: Review the employment