How To Fix 3G142 - Control record for payroll area &1 is missing

3G142 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 3G - Payroll: International

• Message number: 142

• Message text: Control record for payroll area &1 is missing

What causes this issue?

The employee has been rejected because the control record for the
relevent payroll area &V1& was not found.

How to fix this error?

Create the control record for the payroll area &V1&.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

3G142 - Details

• The SAP error message 3G142 indicates that there is a missing control record for a specific payroll area in the system. This error typically arises during payroll processing when the system cannot find the necessary control record that defines the parameters and settings for the payroll area in question.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Control Record: The primary cause of this error is that the control record for the specified payroll area has not been created or has been deleted.
  Incorrect Payroll Area: The payroll area specified in the error message may not be correctly configured or may not exist in the system.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be issues with the configuration of the payroll area in the system, such as incorrect settings or missing entries in the relevant tables.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Control Records: 
  
  Go to the transaction code PC00_MXX_CEDT (where MXX is your country-specific payroll driver) to check if the control record for the specified payroll area exists.
  If