How To Fix 5C205 - No organizational assignment exists

5C205 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 205

• Message text: No organizational assignment exists

What causes this issue?

No Organizational Assignment infotype 0001 exists for the employee.
This is necessary for determining employee's payroll unit assignments.

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

System Response

How to fix this error?

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message 5C205 - No organizational assignment exists ?

  The SAP error message 5C205: No organizational assignment exists typically occurs when there is an attempt to perform an action that requires a specific organizational assignment, but the system cannot find a valid assignment for the specified entity (such as a user, position, or organizational unit).
  Causes:
  
  Missing Organizational Assignment: The most common cause is that the entity (e.g., user, employee, or position) does not have an organizational assignment in the relevant organizational structure.
  Incorrect Data Entry: There may be a typo or incorrect data entry when trying to access or assign the organizational unit.
  Data Consistency Issues: There may be inconsistencies in the master data, such as missing or incorrectly configured organizational units.
  Authorization Issues: The user may not have the necessary authorizations to view or assign the organizational unit.
  
  Solutions:
  
  
  Check Organizational Assignments:
  
  Navigate to the relevant transaction (e.g., PA20 for employee master data) and check if the organizational assignment exists for the entity in question.
  If