How To Fix 53121 - Employee &1 added to group &2 in period &3 &4

53121 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 53 - Incentive Wages Data

• Message number: 121

• Message text: Employee &1 added to group &2 in period &3 &4

What causes this issue?

The employee &v1& is not yet a member of the &v2& group for the period
&v3& &v4&.
Since you have created a time ticket for this employee for this group
and this period, the employee is added to the group.

System Response

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

How to fix this error?

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message 53121 - Employee &1 added to group &2 in period &3 &4 ?

  The SAP error message 53121 typically indicates that an employee has been added to a specific group (such as a cost center, project, or other organizational unit) during a certain period, and there may be issues related to the validity of that action based on the configuration or data in the system.
  
  Cause:
  
  Period Restrictions: The employee may be added to a group that is not valid for the specified period. This can happen if the group is set up with specific validity dates and the current date falls outside of that range.
  Authorization Issues: The user may not have the necessary authorizations to add the employee to the group.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be configuration settings in the SAP system that restrict adding employees to certain groups based on specific criteria.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Check Validity Period: Verify the validity period of the group to which the employee is being added. Ensure that the current date falls