How To Fix 5C186 - No payroll units could be determined

5C186 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 5C - HR: Messages for Switzerland

• Message number: 186

• Message text: No payroll units could be determined

What causes this issue?

No payroll units can be generated, as no record of <zh>Organizational
Assignment</> infotype 0001 can be found for the employee.

System Response

Payroll units remain blank.

How to fix this error?

Chech the employee's master data. If required, change the key date for
the report run.

Procedure for System Administrators

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

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message 5C186 - No payroll units could be determined ?

  The SAP error message 5C186: No payroll units could be determined typically occurs in the context of payroll processing within the SAP Human Capital Management (HCM) module. This error indicates that the system was unable to identify any payroll units for the specified employee or group of employees during the payroll run.
  Causes:
  
  Missing Payroll Data: The employee may not have been assigned to a payroll area or may not have any payroll data maintained in the system.
  Incorrect Payroll Area: The payroll area assigned to the employee may not be configured correctly or may not exist in the system.
  Inactive Payroll Period: The payroll period being processed may not be active or may not have been set up correctly.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be issues with the configuration of the payroll schema or the payroll driver.
  Employee Status: The employee may be in a status that does not allow for payroll processing (e.g., inactive, on