Diagnosis
A current payroll period has not been determined yet for the specifiedpayroll area.
This normally indicates that you have not yet created a control recordfor the payroll area.

System Response
Further processing stops until a current period has been defined forthe payroll area in the control record.

Procedure
Create a control record for the payroll area. To do this, go to theinitial R/3 System screen and choose
Human resources > Payroll accounting > Tools > Control record
or call transaction PA03.
Enter the payroll area in this screen and choose 'Create' or 'Change',depending on whether a control record already exists or not.