How To Fix /SHCM/EMPLOYEE_BL001 - Fatal error: No active planning version for infotype processing available

/SHCM/EMPLOYEE_BL001 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /SHCM/EMPLOYEE_BL -

• Message number: 001

• Message text: Fatal error: No active planning version for infotype processing available

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/SHCM/EMPLOYEE_BL001 - Details

• The SAP error message /SHCM/EMPLOYEE_BL001 Fatal error: No active planning version for infotype processing available typically occurs in the context of SAP Human Capital Management (HCM) when there is an issue with the planning version configuration for employee infotype processing. This error indicates that the system cannot find an active planning version that is required for processing the specific infotype.
  
  Cause:
  
  
  Missing Active Planning Version: The most common cause of this error is that there is no active planning version defined in the system for the relevant infotype. Planning versions are used in SAP to manage different scenarios or versions of employee data.
  
  
  Incorrect Configuration: The configuration settings for planning versions may not be set up correctly, or the active version may have been deactivated or deleted.
  
  
  Authorization Issues: Sometimes, the user may not have the necessary authorizations to access the planning version.
  
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Planning Versions:
  
  Go to the transaction code SPRO to access the SAP