How To Fix PA173 - Position & is not marked as a vacancy

PA173 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: PA - Recruitment Messages

• Message number: 173

• Message text: Position & is not marked as a vacancy

What causes this issue?

Only vacant positions are listed as possible entries in the
<LS>Vacancy</> field of infotype 4002 <LS>Vacancy assignment</>.
However, in principle you can also assign the applicant to positions
which are not marked vacant.
Linking applicants with positions is also supported by functions
in <LS>PD</>'s <LS>Career and Succession Planning</> component.
For this reason, the user simply receives a warning at this stage in
processing that the vacancy specified is not contained in the table
of vacancies.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message PA173 - Position & is not marked as a vacancy ?

  The SAP error message PA173 "Position & is not marked as a vacancy" typically occurs in the context of personnel administration or organizational management when trying to assign a position to an employee or when attempting to create a new position. This error indicates that the position you are trying to work with is not designated as a vacancy, which is necessary for certain HR processes.
  
  Cause:
  
  Position Not Marked as Vacancy: The position you are trying to assign is not marked as a vacancy in the system. In SAP, a vacancy is a position that is available for assignment to an employee.
  Incorrect Position Status: The position may be inactive or not set up correctly in the organizational structure.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be configuration settings in the SAP system that prevent the position from being recognized as a vacancy.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Position Status:
  
  Go to the transaction code PPOME (or PPOSE) to view the organizational