How To Fix PG166 - No company code assigned to employee

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: PG - Error Messages for Master Data Programs

• Message number: 166

• Message text: No company code assigned to employee

What causes this issue?

The system could not determine the company code from the
organizational unit assigned to the position in Personnel Planning
(infotype 1008) or from the personnel area (T500P). You must assign a
company code to the employee.

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?

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message PG166 - No company code assigned to employee ?

  The SAP error message PG166 "No company code assigned to employee" typically occurs when you are trying to perform an action related to an employee in the Human Capital Management (HCM) module, but the system cannot find a company code associated with that employee. This can happen in various scenarios, such as when creating or modifying employee records, processing payroll, or generating reports.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Company Code Assignment: The employee record does not have a company code assigned in the infotype 0001 (Organizational Assignment).
  Incorrect Data Entry: The employee's organizational assignment may have been entered incorrectly or not at all.
  Data Migration Issues: If data was migrated from another system, the company code might not have been properly assigned during the migration process.
  Employee Status: The employee might be in a status that does not allow for company code assignment (e.g., inactive or terminated).
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Employee Record:
  
  Go to the employee's master data using transaction code PA30