How To Fix HRPSGB_ME213 - &1 can not be primary contract because of payroll frequency of &2

HRPSGB_ME213 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: HRPSGB_ME - Multiple Employment Errors & Warnings

• Message number: 213

• Message text: &1 can not be primary contract because of payroll frequency of &2

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HRPSGB_ME213 - Details

• The SAP error message HRPSGB_ME213 indicates that there is an issue with the payroll frequency of an employee's contract. Specifically, it suggests that the contract cannot be designated as the primary contract due to a mismatch in payroll frequencies.
  
  Cause:
  The error typically arises when:
  
  An employee has multiple contracts, and one of them is set as the primary contract.
  The payroll frequency of the contract you are trying to set as primary does not match the payroll frequency of the existing primary contract.
  The payroll frequencies could be different due to various reasons, such as different payment cycles (e.g., monthly, bi-weekly, weekly).
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Payroll Frequencies:
  
  Review the payroll frequencies of all contracts associated with the employee. You can do this by navigating to the employee's master data in the SAP system.
  Ensure that the payroll frequency of the contract you want to set as primary matches the payroll