How To Fix 5C844 - The employee &1 left on the &2

5C844 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 844

• Message text: The employee &1 left on the &2

What causes this issue?

The leaving date has already been entered in the employee's infotype
278. This means that the employee no longer belongs to the fund.
Therefore, the system cannot perform a leaving payroll run or close the
account.

System Response

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

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 5C844 - The employee &1 left on the &2 ?

  The SAP error message 5C844 ("The employee &1 left on the &2") typically occurs in the context of personnel administration when trying to perform an action related to an employee who has already left the organization. This message indicates that the employee's status is no longer active, and therefore, certain actions cannot be performed.
  
  Cause:
  
  Employee Status: The employee has been marked as having left the company, which is usually indicated by a termination date in their personnel record.
  Action Attempted: You may be trying to perform an action that is not allowed for employees who are no longer active, such as creating a new infotype record, processing payroll, or making changes to their data.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Check Employee Status: Verify the employee's status in the system. You can do this by checking the employee's personnel file or infotype 0000 (Actions) to see if they have a termination action recorded.
  Review Termination Date: Look at the termination