How To Fix /SHCM/EMPLOYEE_BL228 - New S/4 Business Partner Model available

/SHCM/EMPLOYEE_BL228 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /SHCM/EMPLOYEE_BL -

• Message number: 228

• Message text: New S/4 Business Partner Model available

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/SHCM/EMPLOYEE_BL228 - Details

• The SAP error message /SHCM/EMPLOYEE_BL228 indicates that the new S/4HANA Business Partner model is available, which means that the system is prompting you to transition to the new Business Partner approach for managing master data. This is particularly relevant for organizations that are upgrading from older versions of SAP or transitioning to S/4HANA.
  
  Cause:
  The error message typically arises when:
  
  The system is still using the legacy data model for managing business partners and employee data.
  The organization has not yet migrated to the new Business Partner model, which is a requirement in S/4HANA.
  There may be inconsistencies or missing configurations related to the Business Partner setup.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you should consider the following steps:
  
  
  Migration to Business Partner Model:
  
  If you are transitioning to S/4HANA, you need to migrate your existing customer and vendor data to the Business Partner model. This can be done using the Migration Cockpit or other migration tools provided by SAP.
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