How To Fix HRPIQ00ACCOUNTING318 - Define the top organizational unit and assign it a company code

HRPIQ00ACCOUNTING318 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: HRPIQ00ACCOUNTING - Campus Management - Student Accounting

• Message number: 318

• Message text: Define the top organizational unit and assign it a company code

What causes this issue?

The system could not find the company code for contract account
dunning control. Either the top organizational unit is not defined or
no company code is assigned to it.
The system needs the company code to create a contract account. It
derives the company code from the ID of the top organizational unit.

Procedure for System Administrators

Define the top organizational unit in Customizing for
<LS>Campus Management</> in the IMG activity
<DS:SIMG.CM_XX_170>Define Top Organizational Unit</>.
Assign a company code to the top organizational unit.
To do so, choose <LS>SAP Menu</> -> <LS>Campus Management</> ->
<LS>Environment</> -> <LS>Organizational Management</> ->
<LS>Organizational Plan</> -> <LS>Organization and Staffing</> ->
<LS>Change</> (transaction code PPOME).
Choose the top organizational unit.
Enter a company code on the <LS>Account Assigment</> tab page.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

HRPIQ00ACCOUNTING318 - Details

• The SAP error message HRPIQ00ACCOUNTING318 typically occurs in the context of SAP Human Capital Management (HCM) or SAP Personnel Administration when there is an issue with the configuration of organizational units and their assignment to company codes. This error indicates that the system requires a top organizational unit to be defined and assigned to a company code.
  
  Cause:
  The error is usually caused by one of the following reasons:
  
  Missing Top Organizational Unit: The top organizational unit (such as a company or division) has not been defined in the system.
  No Assignment to Company Code: The defined top organizational unit is not assigned to any company code, which is necessary for financial reporting and accounting purposes.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be issues in the configuration settings related to organizational management or personnel administration.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the error, follow these steps:
  
  
  Define the Top Organizational Unit:
  
  Go to the SAP Easy Access screen.
  Navigate to Transaction Code: OOCU (or use