How To Fix /SHCM/EE_BP_S4_BL_RO021 - Deletion of role Employment for PersNo &1 with BP &2 is not allowed

/SHCM/EE_BP_S4_BL_RO021 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /SHCM/EE_BP_S4_BL_RO -

• Message number: 021

• Message text: Deletion of role Employment for PersNo &1 with BP &2 is not allowed

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/SHCM/EE_BP_S4_BL_RO021 - Details

• The SAP error message /SHCM/EE_BP_S4_BL_RO021 indicates that there is an issue with the deletion of the Employment role for a specific Personnel Number (PersNo) associated with a Business Partner (BP). This error typically arises in the context of managing employee data in SAP, particularly when using the Business Partner approach in S/4HANA.
  
  Cause:
  The error message is triggered when an attempt is made to delete the Employment role for a personnel number that is not allowed to be deleted. This can happen due to several reasons:
  
  
  Data Integrity Constraints: The system may have constraints that prevent the deletion of the Employment role if there are related records or dependencies (e.g., active employment contracts, payroll data, etc.).
  
  
  Status of the Employee: If the employee is still active or if there are ongoing processes (like payroll processing), the system may not allow the deletion of the Employment role.
  
  
  Configuration Settings: There may be specific configuration settings in