How To Fix CRM_BUPR_SEMPL00204 - The sales employee is not maintained as an employee

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: CRM_BUPR_SEMPL00 - Sales Employee for Contact Person Relationship

• Message number: 204

• Message text: The sales employee is not maintained as an employee

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message CRM_BUPR_SEMPL00204 - The sales employee is not maintained as an employee ?

  The SAP error message CRM_BUPR_SEMPL00204 indicates that the sales employee you are trying to use in a transaction is not maintained as an employee in the system. This typically occurs in the context of SAP Customer Relationship Management (CRM) when you are trying to assign a sales employee to a business partner or a sales document, and the system cannot find the corresponding employee record.
  
  Cause:
  
  Employee Not Created: The sales employee has not been created in the system as an employee.
  Incorrect Employee Assignment: The employee may not be assigned to the relevant organizational unit or sales area.
  Data Inconsistency: There may be inconsistencies in the data, such as missing or incorrect entries in the employee master data.
  Inactive Employee: The employee record may be inactive or not valid for the current date.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Check Employee Master Data:
  
  Go to the transaction code PA20 (Display HR Master Data) or