How To Fix 5A193 - Related person &1 has employee group/subgroup &2 / &3

5A193 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 5A - Basis Personnel Management

• Message number: 193

• Message text: Related person &1 has employee group/subgroup &2 / &3

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message 5A193 - Related person &1 has employee group/subgroup &2 / &3 ?

  The SAP error message 5A193 indicates that there is an issue related to the employee group and subgroup assignment for a related person in the system. This error typically arises when the system is trying to process a related person (such as a family member or dependent) and finds that the employee group or subgroup assigned to that person is not valid or does not match the expected configuration.
  
  Cause:
  
  Invalid Employee Group/Subgroup: The related person has been assigned an employee group or subgroup that does not exist or is not valid in the system.
  
  Configuration Issues: The employee group/subgroup configuration may not be set up correctly in the system.
  Data Entry Errors: There may be a mistake in the data entry for the related person's employee group/subgroup.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Employee Group/Subgroup Configuration:
  
  Go to the configuration settings in SAP (usually in the SPRO transaction) and verify that the employee groups and subgroups are correctly defined.
  Ensure that