How To Fix 5C822 - An account must be assigned at least one personnel number

5C822 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 822

• Message text: An account must be assigned at least one personnel number

What causes this issue?

You have tried to delete the last personnel number assignment entry for
the current account. This is not allowed.

System Response

Entry not deleted.

How to fix this error?

If necessary create a different entry.

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 5C822 - An account must be assigned at least one personnel number ?

  The SAP error message 5C822 ("An account must be assigned at least one personnel number") typically occurs in the context of HR or payroll processing within the SAP system. This error indicates that a specific account (usually related to a personnel area or employee group) does not have any personnel numbers assigned to it, which is necessary for processing payroll or HR-related functions.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Personnel Assignment: The account in question has not been assigned any personnel numbers. This could happen if the employee records were not created or if they were deleted.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be a configuration issue in the HR module where the account settings do not link to any personnel numbers.
  Data Migration Issues: If data was migrated from another system, there may have been errors in the migration process that resulted in missing personnel assignments.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Assign Personnel Numbers:
  
  Go to the relevant transaction (e.g., PA30 for maintaining HR master data).
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