How To Fix PB346 - Business area in IT1 inconsistent with that in organizational management

PB346 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: PB - PD: Message IDs Org. Management

• Message number: 346

• Message text: Business area in IT1 inconsistent with that in organizational management

What causes this issue?

In infotype 1, person &V1& is assigned in the period &V2& - &V3& to a
business area which is inconsistent with your assignment in the
organizational structure. The business area of a person in the
organizational structure is determined by the business area of the
person's cost center. This is &V4&.

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?

When integration is active, as soon as a person is assigned to a cost
center, the system also transfers the business area of the cost center
to infotype 1 of the person (assuming the cost center has a business
area). Since the business areas are different, either the assignment
was made when integration was not active, or the business area in
infotype 1 was changed deliberately. If you want to transfer the
business area of the cost center, start report RHINTE30 for the person.

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 PB346 - Business area in IT1 inconsistent with that in organizational management ?

  The SAP error message PB346 indicates that there is an inconsistency between the business area specified in the IT1 (Infotype 1) record of an employee's master data and the business area defined in the Organizational Management (OM) structure. This typically occurs during actions such as hiring, transferring, or changing employee data.
  
  Cause:
  
  Data Mismatch: The business area assigned to the employee in their IT1 record does not match the business area defined in the Organizational Management (OM) structure for that employee's position or organizational unit.
  Incorrect Configuration: The business area may not be correctly configured in the OM settings or may not be assigned to the relevant organizational units.
  Changes in Organizational Structure: If there have been recent changes in the organizational structure, such as reassignments or changes in business areas, this can lead to inconsistencies.
  Data Entry Errors: Manual data entry errors when updating employee records can also lead to this inconsistency.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Check IT1 Record: