How To Fix 5U401 - Personnel area/personnel subarea &/& combination has not been defined

5U401 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 5U - HR US: Messages

• Message number: 401

• Message text: Personnel area/personnel subarea &/& combination has not been defined

What causes this issue?

This combination of personnel area and personnel subarea is not
defined in your system.

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?

Check that the table T500P has the correct entries for personnel area.
In the view V_T001P you should also check that the personnel subareas
are correctly assigned to the personnel area.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message 5U401 - Personnel area/personnel subarea &/& combination has not been defined ?

  The SAP error message 5U401 indicates that a specific combination of personnel area and personnel subarea has not been defined in the system. This error typically occurs in the context of HR (Human Resources) or Payroll processes when trying to create or manage employee records, infotypes, or other HR-related data.
  
  Cause:
  The error is caused by one of the following reasons:
  
  Missing Configuration: The personnel area and personnel subarea combination you are trying to use has not been configured in the system.
  Incorrect Data Entry: There may be a typo or incorrect entry in the personnel area or personnel subarea fields.
  Data Migration Issues: If data has been migrated from another system, the necessary configurations may not have been transferred correctly.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Configuration:
  
  Go to the SAP Customizing Implementation Guide (IMG) by using transaction code SPRO.
  Navigate to Personnel Management > Personnel Administration > Organizational Data > Define Personnel