How To Fix HR_REWCN016 - No employee is assigned as head of organization unit &1

HR_REWCN016 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: HR_REWCN - Message class for project "Payroll Renewal"

• Message number: 016

• Message text: No employee is assigned as head of organization unit &1

What causes this issue?

You have selected the object type of <LS>O (Head of Organizational Unit)
</>. However, you have not assigned any employee as head of the
organizational unit.

System Response

You can still save and use this workflow in the system. However, the
system sends the approval requests to the head of the next higher level
of organizational unit.

How to fix this error?

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

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 HR_REWCN016 - No employee is assigned as head of organization unit &1 ?

  The SAP error message HR_REWCN016 indicates that there is no employee assigned as the head of the specified organizational unit (OU) in the system. This can occur in various HR-related transactions or reports where the system expects to find a designated head for the organizational unit.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Assignment: The most common cause is that the organizational unit does not have an employee assigned as its head. This could be due to a recent organizational change, such as a new hire or a reorganization, where the head of the unit has not yet been assigned.
  Data Inconsistency: There may be inconsistencies in the organizational structure data, such as incorrect or missing entries in the relevant infotypes (e.g., Infotype 1001 - Organizational Assignment).
  
  Configuration Issues: There could be configuration issues in the organizational management module that prevent the assignment from being recognized.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Assign a Head to the Organizational Unit:
  
  Go to the relevant transaction (e.g., PPOME or