How To Fix /SHCM/EMPLOYEE_BL027 - Employee details: Department Name can not be stored without ID.

/SHCM/EMPLOYEE_BL027 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /SHCM/EMPLOYEE_BL -

• Message number: 027

• Message text: Employee details: Department Name can not be stored without ID.

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/SHCM/EMPLOYEE_BL027 - Details

• The SAP error message /SHCM/EMPLOYEE_BL027 indicates that there is an issue with storing employee details related to the department name in the system. Specifically, it suggests that the department name cannot be stored without an associated ID. This typically occurs in the context of employee master data management within the SAP system, particularly in the Human Capital Management (HCM) module.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Department ID: The most common cause of this error is that the department name is being entered without a corresponding department ID. In SAP, many entities, including departments, are identified by unique IDs, and the system requires this ID to store related information.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be configuration issues in the system where the department master data is not properly set up or linked to the employee data.
  Data Entry Errors: There could be a data entry error where the department ID was not selected or was incorrectly entered.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Department Master