How To Fix HRASR00_XI053 - An additional assignment is only possible for existing employees

HRASR00_XI053 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: HRASR00_XI - XI Integration

• Message number: 053

• Message text: An additional assignment is only possible for existing employees

What causes this issue?

Request type <ZK>&V1&</><ZK> </> is chosen, but no employee.

System Response

An additional assignment is only possible for existing employees.

How to fix this error?

Choose the employee for whom the additional assignment is created.

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.

HRASR00_XI053 - Details

• The SAP error message HRASR00_XI053, which states "An additional assignment is only possible for existing employees," typically occurs in the context of the SAP Human Capital Management (HCM) module, particularly when dealing with employee assignments or organizational management.
  
  Cause:
  This error usually arises when you attempt to create or modify an employee assignment (such as a position or job assignment) for an employee who does not exist in the system or has not been properly created in the relevant organizational structure. The system expects that any additional assignment (like a new position or role) can only be made for employees who are already defined in the system.
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Verify Employee Existence:
  
  Check if the employee ID you are trying to assign exists in the system. You can do this by using transaction codes like PA20 (Display HR Master Data) or PA30 (Maintain HR Master Data) to