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# unprocessable

> 422 — well-formed, but rejected by a business rule

<Info>
  **Quick Summary:** The request was understood but violates a SkillsDB rule. The `detail` states the rule; change what you are asking for, not just the syntax.
</Info>

## What happened

Unlike a 400, everything about the request was syntactically valid — the combination is what gets rejected.

## Known rules

* **Assessments require proficiency grading**: enabling a career `assessments` setting while `proficiencyGrading` is disabled is rejected rather than silently accepted.
* **Career library management disabled**: authoring careers over the API requires the same company module setting the app enforces.

## What to do

Read the `detail`, change the request to satisfy the rule (for example enable proficiency grading in the same PATCH), or ask an administrator about the relevant company setting.