How To Fix HRFPM288 - Person &1 is flagged for (decoupled) update

HRFPM288 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: HRFPM - Messages Budget Planning & Budget Execution

• Message number: 288

• Message text: Person &1 is flagged for (decoupled) update

What causes this issue?

You have performed financing for a person in a mass run but the
corresponding funds commitment in the budget has not been
created/adjusted.

System Response

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

How to fix this error?

Start report RHRFPM_MASS_CREATE_ERM_FUNDS.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

HRFPM288 - Details

• The SAP error message HRFPM288 indicates that a person (employee) is flagged for a "decoupled" update in the context of the SAP Human Resources (HR) module, specifically within the framework of the Personnel Management (PM) or Personnel Administration (PA) processes. This typically means that the employee's data is being managed in a way that separates certain updates from the standard processing flow, often due to specific configurations or settings in the system.
  
  Cause:
  
  
  Decoupled Update Flag: The employee record has been flagged for a decoupled update, which means that certain updates to their data are not processed in the usual manner. This could be due to various reasons, such as:
  
  The employee is in a specific status (e.g., on leave, terminated, etc.).
  There are pending actions or workflows that need to be completed before further updates can be made.
  The employee's data is being managed by a different process or system (e.g., integration with another