How To Fix 5Z804 - Pay grade group cannot be assigned due to missing career assignment

5Z804 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 5Z - IS-HR/PSG Public Sector Payroll - Germany

• Message number: 804

• Message text: Pay grade group cannot be assigned due to missing career assignment

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message 5Z804 - Pay grade group cannot be assigned due to missing career assignment ?

  The SAP error message 5Z804 indicates that a pay grade group cannot be assigned because there is a missing career assignment for the employee. This error typically arises in the context of personnel administration and payroll processing within the SAP Human Capital Management (HCM) module.
  
  Cause:
  The error occurs when:
  
  An employee's record does not have a valid career assignment, which is necessary for determining the appropriate pay grade group.
  The career assignment may be missing, incomplete, or incorrectly configured in the employee's master data.
  The pay grade group is linked to specific career paths or job roles that the employee does not currently have assigned.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Employee Master Data:
  
  Go to the employee's master data (transaction code PA30).
  Verify that the career assignment (infotype 1000 - Actions) is correctly maintained.
  Ensure that the employee has a valid position and job that corresponds to the pay grade group.
  
  
  
  Maintain Career Assignment:
  
  If