How To Fix /SHCM/EMPLOYEE_BL016 - Employment details: Invalid value for Employment Percentage.

/SHCM/EMPLOYEE_BL016 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /SHCM/EMPLOYEE_BL -

• Message number: 016

• Message text: Employment details: Invalid value for Employment Percentage.

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/SHCM/EMPLOYEE_BL016 - Details

• The SAP error message /SHCM/EMPLOYEE_BL016 Employment details: Invalid value for Employment Percentage typically occurs in the context of employee management within the SAP system, particularly when dealing with employee records in the Human Capital Management (HCM) module. This error indicates that the employment percentage value entered for an employee is not valid according to the system's configuration or business rules.
  
  Cause:
  
  Invalid Input: The employment percentage value entered may be outside the acceptable range (e.g., less than 0% or greater than 100%).
  Data Type Issues: The value may not be in the correct format (e.g., entering a string instead of a numeric value).
  
  Configuration Issues: The system may have specific configurations or validations that restrict the values that can be entered for employment percentage.
  Missing Data: Required fields related to employment percentage may not be filled out, leading to this error.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Check Input Value: Ensure that the employment percentage is a numeric value between 0 and