How To Fix HRTIM00CATS191 - Employee group/subgroup &/& does not exist

HRTIM00CATS191 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: HRTIM00CATS - CATS Messages that Are Also Used in HR

• Message number: 191

• Message text: Employee group/subgroup &/& does not exist

What causes this issue?

The employee group/subgroup combination you entered is not allowed for
one of the following reasons:
The employee group does not exist
The employee subgroup does not exist
The employee group and subgroup were created but may not be used in the
chosen combination

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?

Check your entries or Customizing settings.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

HRTIM00CATS191 - Details

• The SAP error message HRTIM00CATS191 indicates that there is an issue with the employee group or subgroup specified in the system. This error typically occurs in the context of time management or when working with the Cross-Application Time Sheet (CATS) functionality in SAP.
  
  Cause:
  The error message is triggered when:
  
  The employee group or subgroup specified for the employee does not exist in the system.
  There may be a configuration issue where the employee's group/subgroup is not properly defined in the system.
  The employee's master data may not be correctly maintained, leading to inconsistencies.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Employee Master Data:
  
  Go to the transaction code PA20 (Display HR Master Data) or PA30 (Maintain HR Master Data).
  Enter the employee's personnel number and check the employee group and subgroup fields in the relevant infotypes (e.g., Infotype 0001 - Organizational Assignment).
  Ensure that the employee group and subgroup are correctly assigned.
  
  
  
  Verify Configuration:
  
  Check the configuration