How To Fix /SHCM/EMPLOYEE_INT080 - User &1 already linked with a different BP.

/SHCM/EMPLOYEE_INT080 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /SHCM/EMPLOYEE_INT -

• Message number: 080

• Message text: User &1 already linked with a different BP.

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/SHCM/EMPLOYEE_INT080 - Details

• The SAP error message /SHCM/EMPLOYEE_INT080 User &1 already linked with a different BP typically occurs in the context of the SAP Human Capital Management (HCM) module, particularly when dealing with employee data and Business Partner (BP) relationships. This error indicates that the user ID (represented by &1) is already associated with a different Business Partner in the system, which prevents the system from linking the user to a new or different Business Partner.
  
  Cause:
  
  Existing Linkage: The user ID you are trying to link to a Business Partner is already linked to another Business Partner in the system.
  Data Integrity: SAP enforces data integrity rules to ensure that each user ID can only be associated with one Business Partner at a time to avoid conflicts and maintain accurate records.
  Incorrect Data Entry: There may have been an error in data entry, leading to an attempt to link the same user ID to multiple Business