How To Fix 5A248 - Only the organizational assignment was changed in master data

5A248 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 5A - Basis Personnel Management

• Message number: 248

• Message text: Only the organizational assignment was changed in master data

What causes this issue?

You are working with active integration between personnel Master Data
and Personnel Planning. For this reason, this transaction must also be
carried out in Personnel Planning. However, this was not possible.

How to fix this error?

Please check the reasons for this and make the appropriate changes in
Personnel Planning.
Possible causes:
There is an inconsistency between the master and plan data for the
person you are processing, in other words, the position entered in
infotype 0001 is not available as a relationship (infotype 1001)
between the position and the person.
The start or end date of the infotype 0001 record has been changed, so
that the entry can not be reproduced in Personnel Planning.
The position is currently blocked by another user.
You do not have the authorization to make the required changes in
Personnel Planning.
To make the changes in Personnel Planning, start the report RHINTE00
for the relevant personnel number.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message 5A248 - Only the organizational assignment was changed in master data ?

  The SAP error message 5A248 ("Only the organizational assignment was changed in master data") typically occurs when there is an attempt to save changes to a master data record (such as a vendor, customer, or material) in SAP, but the system detects that only the organizational assignment has been modified without any other changes to the data.
  
  Cause:
  This error usually arises in the following scenarios:
  
  Organizational Assignment Change: The user is trying to change the organizational assignment (like company code, plant, etc.) of a master data record without making any other changes to the data.
  Data Consistency Rules: SAP has built-in data consistency rules that prevent saving records if only organizational assignments are changed, as this could lead to inconsistencies in the data.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Make Additional Changes: Modify other fields in the master data record along with the organizational assignment. This could include changing the address,