How To Fix 3I188 - Impossible to determine employee's dismissal date

3I188 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 3I - HR-PT: Messages for Portugal

• Message number: 188

• Message text: Impossible to determine employee's dismissal date

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3I188 - Details

• The SAP error message 3I188, "Impossible to determine employee's dismissal date," typically occurs in the context of personnel administration when the system is unable to find a valid dismissal date for an employee. This can happen for various reasons, and understanding the cause is essential for resolving the issue.
  Causes:
  
  Missing Data: The employee's personnel file may not have a dismissal date entered, or the date may be incorrectly formatted.
  Incorrect Infotype Records: The relevant infotype (e.g., Infotype 0000 - Actions or Infotype 0001 - Organizational Assignment) may not have the correct data or may be missing.
  Employee Status: The employee's status may not be correctly set, leading the system to be unable to determine the dismissal date.
  Time Constraints: The system may be looking for a dismissal date within a specific time frame that does not exist in the records.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be issues with the configuration of the personnel administration module that