Data record missing for infotype 0001 ("Organizational Assignment")

What causes this issue?

You want to create a personnel number, but you have not assigned a data
record for the employee?s organizational assignment. However, data about
an employee?s organizational assignment is essential for performing the
hiring action.

System Response

The hiring action cannot be performed.

How to fix this error?

Assign a suitable data record to the infotype 0001 and repeat the hiring
action.

Procedure for System Administrators

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

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