How To Fix HRPBSSA183 - Employee country grouping is missing; see long text.

HRPBSSA183 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: HRPBSSA -

• Message number: 183

• Message text: Employee country grouping is missing; see long text.

What causes this issue?

Every employee must belong to a country grouping. You assign an employee
to a personnel area and sub-area in infotype 0001. The personnel area
and sub-area are associated with particular countries, for example,
Saudi Arabia, which is represented by country grouping 24.

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?

Assign the employee to the relevant country grouping.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

Smart SAP Assistant

• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message HRPBSSA183 - Employee country grouping is missing; see long text. ?

  The SAP error message HRPBSSA183 indicates that the employee's country grouping is missing in the system. This error typically arises in the context of HR (Human Resources) processes, particularly when dealing with employee master data or payroll processing.
  
  Cause:
  The primary cause of this error is that the employee's country grouping has not been defined in the system. The country grouping is essential for various HR functionalities, including payroll calculations, tax processing, and compliance with local labor laws. If the country grouping is not assigned, the system cannot process the employee's data correctly.
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Check Employee Master Data:
  
  Go to the employee's master data in the SAP system (transaction code PA30).
  Verify that the employee's country is correctly entered in the relevant infotype (usually Infotype 0001 - Organizational Assignment).
  
  
  
  Assign Country Grouping:
  
  Ensure that the country grouping is assigned to the employee. This can typically be done in the Organizational