How To Fix HRIESP021 - Employment Id is mandatory. Please run Employee List (HIECEEL0)

HRIESP021 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: HRIESP - SMART PAYE

• Message number: 021

• Message text: Employment Id is mandatory. Please run Employee List (HIECEEL0)

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message HRIESP021 - Employment Id is mandatory. Please run Employee List (HIECEEL0) ?

  The SAP error message HRIESP021 indicates that the Employment ID is mandatory for the operation you are trying to perform, and it suggests running the Employee List report (HIECEEL0) to obtain the necessary Employment IDs.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Employment ID: The most common cause of this error is that the Employment ID field is either empty or not provided in the transaction or report you are trying to execute.
  Incorrect Data Entry: There may have been an oversight in entering the Employment ID, or it may have been incorrectly formatted.
  
  Configuration Issues: There could be configuration settings in the SAP system that require the Employment ID to be filled in for certain processes.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Run Employee List Report (HIECEEL0):
  
  Execute the report HIECEEL0 to generate a list of employees along with their Employment IDs. This will help you identify the correct Employment ID that you need to use.
  You can access this report by navigating to the appropriate transaction