How To Fix HRPAO_SEARCH100 - The category &1 is not maintained in customizing

HRPAO_SEARCH100 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: HRPAO_SEARCH - Messages for SEARCH within masterdata application

• Message number: 100

• Message text: The category &1 is not maintained in customizing

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HRPAO_SEARCH100 - Details

• The SAP error message HRPAO_SEARCH100, which states "The category &1 is not maintained in customizing," typically occurs in the context of the SAP Human Resources (HR) module, particularly when using the Personnel Administration (PA) or Organizational Management (OM) functionalities. This error indicates that a specific category (denoted by &1) is not properly configured in the system's customizing settings.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Customization: The category referenced in the error message has not been defined or maintained in the customizing settings of the SAP system.
  Incorrect Configuration: There may be an issue with the configuration where the category is either incorrectly set up or not linked to the relevant processes.
  Transport Issues: If the customizing settings were transported from another system, there may have been an issue during the transport process that caused the category to be missing.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Customizing Settings:
  
  Navigate to the relevant customizing transaction (usually SPRO) and check the settings for the category in question.
  Ensure that