How To Fix HR_STW018 - Maintain Email Address for your Username '&1'

HR_STW018 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: HR_STW - Messages for HR Collaboration

• Message number: 018

• Message text: Maintain Email Address for your Username '&1'

What causes this issue?

You want to start a discussion but there is no option to start one.

System Response

Processing is terminated.

How to fix this error?

Maintain your e-mail address in the address data (transaction <ZK>SU01
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Procedure for System Administrators

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

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message HR_STW018 - Maintain Email Address for your Username '&1' ?

  The SAP error message HR_STW018, which states "Maintain Email Address for your Username '&1'," typically occurs when a user tries to perform an action that requires an email address to be associated with their user profile, but no email address has been maintained in the system for that user.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Email Address: The primary cause of this error is that the user profile does not have an email address assigned to it.
  User Profile Incomplete: The user profile may be incomplete or not properly configured in the SAP system.
  Authorization Issues: In some cases, the user may not have the necessary permissions to view or edit their profile information.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Maintain Email Address:
  
  Navigate to the user maintenance transaction in SAP (usually transaction code SU01).
  Enter the username that is generating the error.
  Go to the "Address" tab.
  Enter a valid email address in the "Email" field.
  Save the changes.
  
  
  
  Check User Profile:
  
  Ensure