How To Fix HRSPAZA018 - There must be only one salary component marked as total package

HRSPAZA018 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: HRSPAZA - Salary packaging

• Message number: 018

• Message text: There must be only one salary component marked as total package

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HRSPAZA018 - Details

• The SAP error message HRSPAZA018, which states "There must be only one salary component marked as total package," typically occurs in the context of SAP HR (Human Resources) when configuring employee compensation packages. This error indicates that the system has detected multiple salary components that are incorrectly marked as the "total package" for an employee.
  
  Cause:
  
  
  Multiple Components Marked as Total Package: The primary cause of this error is that more than one salary component has been designated as the total package in the employee's compensation configuration. The system requires that only one component can be marked as such to avoid ambiguity in total compensation calculations.
  
  
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be issues in the configuration of the salary components in the system, where the settings for total package designation are not correctly applied.
  
  
  Data Entry Errors: During data entry or updates, an employee's salary components may have been incorrectly set up, leading to multiple