How To Fix HRGB_GBSXP208 - SMP Error; Table PERIOD HISTORY contains no entries for absence &1 - &2

HRGB_GBSXP208 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: HRGB_GBSXP - Message for GBSXP

• Message number: 208

• Message text: SMP Error; Table PERIOD HISTORY contains no entries for absence &1 - &2

What causes this issue?

The internal table PERIOD_HISTORY contains all the contiguous(linked)
absences that are relevant to the current absence that is being
processed through GBSXP.
For example, if a Period of Incapacity for Work (PIW) (A) links to an
earlier PIW (B) and from that one to an earlier PIW (C) then:
PERIOD_HISTORY will hold A if GBSXP is processing A.
PERIOD_HISTORY will hold A and B if GBSXP is processing B
PERIOD_HISTORY will hold A, B and C if GBSXP is processing C
Therefore, as a very minimum, the internal table PERIOD_HISTORY must
contain the current absence that is being processed. If this is not the
case, then this error message is generated.

System Response

A permanent error has occurred during the processing of the payroll for
this employee. Payroll processing for the employee has been terminated.

How to fix this error?

1) Re-process the employee through payroll after checking that the
Master Data Change Date (IT0003-RRDAT) has been updated to re-process
this date.
2) Check that your payroll subschema for "Up to Gross" (that is, your
copy of GT00) respects the order and structure of the SAP-delivered
payroll subschema GT00.
3) If you cannot resolve this issue then raise an OSS message stating
that this error has occurred.

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.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

HRGB_GBSXP208 - Details

• The SAP error message HRGB_GBSXP208 indicates that the system is unable to find any entries in the PERIOD HISTORY table for a specific absence type and period. This typically occurs in the context of absence management in SAP HR (Human Resources) when trying to process or retrieve data related to employee absences.
  
  Cause:
  
  
  Missing Data: The most common cause is that there are no records in the PERIOD HISTORY table for the specified absence type and period. This could happen if:
  
  The absence was not recorded correctly.
  The absence data has not been generated or updated in the system.
  The absence type is not configured properly in the system.
  
  
  
  Incorrect Configuration: The absence type may not be set up correctly in the system, leading to issues when trying to access related data.
  
  
  Data Deletion: If data has been deleted or not archived properly, it may lead to this error.
  
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Absence Records: Verify that the absence records for