How To Fix CMD_API014 - Customer &1: Enter number of employees for fiscal year &2

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: CMD_API - Customer APIs

• Message number: 014

• Message text: Customer &1: Enter number of employees for fiscal year &2

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message CMD_API014 - Customer &1: Enter number of employees for fiscal year &2 ?

  The SAP error message CMD_API014 typically indicates that there is a missing or incorrect entry for the number of employees for a specific customer in a given fiscal year. This error often arises in the context of customer master data maintenance or when processing certain transactions that require employee-related information.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Data: The number of employees for the specified customer and fiscal year has not been entered in the system.
  Incorrect Data: The data entered may be incorrect or not formatted properly.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be issues with the configuration of the customer master data or related modules that require this information.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Enter the Number of Employees:
  
  Navigate to the customer master data transaction (e.g., XD02 for changing customer data).
  Locate the relevant section where the number of employees is required.
  Enter the correct number of employees for the specified fiscal year.
  
  
  
  Check for Data Consistency:
  
  Ensure that the data entered is consistent with other related entries in