How To Fix P2642 - No grouping assigned to employee for time recording

P2642 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: P2 - Messages for HR Time Management

• Message number: 642

• Message text: No grouping assigned to employee for time recording

What causes this issue?

No <ZK>Personnel Area Subgroups for Time Recording</> could be
determined for the employee with personnel number &V1&.

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?

In table T001P, you need to define a <ZK>Personnel Subareas Group for
Time Reporting</> (MOBDE field) for the employee's <ZK>Personnel Area</>
and <ZK>Personnel Subarea</> attributes.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message P2642 - No grouping assigned to employee for time recording ?

  The SAP error message P2642: No grouping assigned to employee for time recording typically occurs in the context of time management and payroll processing within the SAP system. This error indicates that the employee in question does not have a grouping assigned that is necessary for time recording.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Grouping Assignment: The employee does not have a time recording grouping assigned in their personnel data. This grouping is essential for categorizing employees based on their time recording requirements.
  Incorrect Configuration: The configuration settings in the time management module may not be set up correctly, leading to the absence of groupings for certain employee types.
  Data Entry Errors: There may be errors in the employee master data, such as missing or incorrect entries in the relevant fields.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Assign Grouping:
  
  Go to the employee's master data in the SAP system (Transaction code: PA30).
  Check the "Time Management" infotype (IT 0007) or the relevant infotype where the grouping is