How To Fix PQ803 - The lowest proficiency of scale & has a higher value than the highest!

PQ803 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: PQ - HR-PD: Personnel Development

• Message number: 803

• Message text: The lowest proficiency of scale & has a higher value than the highest!

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message PQ803 - The lowest proficiency of scale & has a higher value than the highest! ?

  The SAP error message PQ803, which states "The lowest proficiency of scale & has a higher value than the highest," typically occurs in the context of SAP Quality Management (QM) or SAP Production Planning (PP) when dealing with proficiency scales in quality inspections or evaluations.
  
  Cause:
  This error arises when there is a misconfiguration in the proficiency scale settings. Specifically, it indicates that the lowest value defined in the proficiency scale is greater than the highest value. This can happen due to:
  
  Incorrect Scale Configuration: The proficiency scale may have been set up incorrectly, where the values for the lowest and highest proficiency levels are not logically ordered.
  Data Entry Errors: Manual entry errors during the setup of the proficiency scale can lead to this inconsistency.
  Changes in Scale Values: If the scale values were modified after they were initially set up, it could lead to this error if the changes were not properly validated.
  
  
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