How To Fix PD002 - Company code change involves invalid change of country

PD002 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: PD - HR-PD: Reserved

• Message number: 002

• Message text: Company code change involves invalid change of country

What causes this issue?

The change that you want to make leads to a change in company code for
the persons linked to the organizational objects. When this particular
company code changes, the country also changes or the new company code
is not assigned to any country. It is not possible to change a company
code for a new company code which belongs to another country, or is not
assigned to a country. The change is therefore terminated. terminated.

System Response

The action is terminated. No organizational change is carried out.

How to fix this error?

Changes can only be carried out within a country. The country change
cannot be carried out from the current action.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

PD002 - Details

• The SAP error message PD002, which states "Company code change involves invalid change of country," typically occurs when there is an attempt to change the company code in a way that would result in an invalid country assignment. This error is often encountered in the context of personnel administration or organizational management when trying to change the company code for an employee or organizational unit.
  
  Cause:
  
  Country Mismatch: The company code you are trying to assign to an employee or organizational unit is associated with a different country than the one currently assigned.
  
  Configuration Issues: The country settings in the SAP system may not be properly configured, leading to inconsistencies.
  Data Integrity: The employee or organizational unit may have data that is tied to a specific country, and changing the company code would violate the data integrity rules set by SAP.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Company Code Configuration: Verify the country associated with the new company code and