How To Fix PQ205 - Define profiles first

PQ205 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: PQ - HR-PD: Personnel Development

• Message number: 205

• Message text: Define profiles first

What causes this issue?

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

System Response

How to fix this error?

Define a profile in Customizing for Personnel Development (step:
<DS:SIMG.SIMG_CFMENUOHP2OOPF>Define Profile View</>).

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

PQ205 - Details

• The SAP error message PQ205 ("Define profiles first") typically occurs in the context of SAP Production Planning (PP) or Quality Management (QM) modules, particularly when dealing with quality inspection plans or production processes that require specific profiles to be defined before proceeding.
  
  Cause:
  The error message PQ205 indicates that the system is expecting certain profiles (such as inspection profiles, production profiles, or other configuration profiles) to be defined in the system before you can perform the action you are attempting. This could happen in scenarios such as:
  
  Trying to create or modify a quality inspection plan without having defined the necessary inspection profiles.
  Attempting to execute a production order or process without the required production profiles being set up.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the PQ205 error, you need to define the required profiles in the system. Here are the steps to do that:
  
  
  Access the Profile Configuration:
  
  Go to the relevant transaction code in SAP (e.g., SPRO for configuration).
  Navigate