How To Fix RP371 - Annual salary has changed, please check your entry

RP371 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: RP - Error Messages for Infotype Module Pools

• Message number: 371

• Message text: Annual salary has changed, please check your entry

What causes this issue?

** The recalculation of annual salary from the pay period
salary or hourly rate is different from the original value.
Please verify that the new calculation of annual salary is
correct. If so, please save the new amount by pressing PF13.
If you do not save, the annual salary may be reentered and
the period amounts will be recalculated or the period amounts
may be changed and the annual amount will be recalculated
once again.

System Response

How to fix this error?

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message RP371 - Annual salary has changed, please check your entry ?

  The SAP error message "RP371 Annual salary has changed, please check your entry" typically occurs in the context of payroll processing or employee master data maintenance. This error indicates that there is a discrepancy between the annual salary entered for an employee and the salary that is currently stored in the system.
  
  Cause:
  
  Data Entry Error: The user may have entered an incorrect annual salary that does not match the existing data in the system.
  Changes in Salary: The employee's salary may have been changed in the system after the user retrieved the employee's data, leading to a mismatch.
  Payroll Configuration: There may be issues with payroll configuration or settings that are causing the system to flag the salary change.
  Infotype Updates: The relevant infotype (e.g., Infotype 0008 for Basic Pay) may not have been updated correctly or may have conflicting entries.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Verify Salary Entry: Check the annual salary entered against the employee's current salary in