How To Fix /SHCM/EMPLOYEE_BL108 - Employee-BP &1 and Vendor-BP &2 are different.

/SHCM/EMPLOYEE_BL108 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /SHCM/EMPLOYEE_BL -

• Message number: 108

• Message text: Employee-BP &1 and Vendor-BP &2 are different.

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/SHCM/EMPLOYEE_BL108 - Details

• The SAP error message /SHCM/EMPLOYEE_BL108 indicates that there is a mismatch between the Employee Business Partner (BP) and the Vendor Business Partner in the system. This typically occurs in scenarios where an employee is also set up as a vendor, and the system expects these two Business Partners to be linked or consistent.
  
  Cause:
  
  Mismatch in Business Partner Data: The Employee BP and Vendor BP are not correctly linked or have different identifiers.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be configuration settings in the system that require the Employee and Vendor BPs to be the same or linked.
  Data Entry Errors: Incorrect data entry during the creation or maintenance of Business Partners can lead to this error.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Business Partner Configuration:
  
  Ensure that the Employee BP and Vendor BP are correctly configured in the system.
  Verify that the Business Partner roles are correctly assigned.
  
  
  
  Link Employee and Vendor BPs:
  
  If the employee is also a vendor, ensure that the Employee BP