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2804872 - Error "Initial key fields for business partner identification" occurrs when migrating employee data

Symptom

Error "Initial key fields for business partner identification" occurrs when migrating employee data

Environment

SAP Business ByDesign

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Go to Busienss Configuration work center
  2. Search Migration of Employee Data
  3. Select Migration basic employee data using the migration tool
  4. Click the migration file and Select Execute Migration Step by Step

Then error occurs in simulation step.

Cause

The issue might be caused by missing value in field "ID Card Type" in Personal Data sheet of the migration file. ID Type and ID Number must both be filled or both left empty.

Resolution

Please maintain ID Card Type or remove value in ID Card Number

Keywords

Migration of Employee; ID Type; ID Number , KBA , AP-BP-EE , Employee , How To

Product

SAP Business ByDesign all versions