How To Fix PR011 - No historical data exists

PR011 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: PR - Forecast: Help messages

• Message number: 011

• Message text: No historical data exists

What causes this issue?

Up until now no historical data has been manually entered
for this material, neither has it been automatically recorded from
issue postings.

System Response

For this reason, no historical data can be displayed nor can the
forecast be carried out for this particular material.

How to fix this error?

You have the following two possibilities:
Manually enter historical data for this material in the master
record.
Enter the indicator for manual initialization in the material master
record, enter the start value for the model parameter, and enter the
selected model.
Select the function <LS>Forecast -> Execute</> once again.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

Smart SAP Assistant

• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message PR011 - No historical data exists ?

  The SAP error message PR011 ("No historical data exists") typically occurs in the context of SAP's Human Capital Management (HCM) module, particularly when dealing with personnel administration or payroll processes. This error indicates that the system cannot find any historical data for the specified employee or personnel number in the relevant infotypes or tables.
  Causes:
  
  No Historical Records: The most common cause is that there are no historical records available for the employee in question. This could be due to the employee being new or the records being deleted or not yet created.
  Incorrect Date Range: The date range specified in the query or report may not correspond to any existing records. For example, if you are trying to access data for a period before the employee's start date.
  Data Archiving: Historical data may have been archived, and the system is unable to retrieve it because it is no longer in the active database.
  Configuration