How To Fix WU842 - Annual season & & & does not exist

WU842 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WU - Promotion management messages

• Message number: 842

• Message text: Annual season & & & does not exist

What causes this issue?

The annual season you entered is not maintained in the system. You can
create annual seasons either as cross-distribution-chain (without sales
organization or distribution channel) or as a
distribution-chain-specifc annual season.

System Response

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

How to fix this error?

Maintain the <DS:SIMG.W_ZF_ST_0610>Annual season</> in Customizing.
INCLUDE ISR_CUSTOMIZING

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WU842 - Annual season & & & does not exist ?

  The SAP error message WU842 typically indicates that there is an issue with the annual season configuration in the system. This error can occur in various contexts, such as when dealing with time management, payroll, or other modules that rely on seasonal data.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Configuration: The specified annual season may not be defined in the system. This could happen if the configuration for the annual season was not set up correctly or if it was deleted.
  Incorrect Input: The input parameters for the annual season may be incorrect, leading the system to search for a non-existent season.
  Data Migration Issues: If data was migrated from another system, there may have been issues in transferring the annual season data correctly.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Configuration:
  
  Navigate to the relevant configuration area in SAP (usually under the IMG settings for Time Management or Payroll).
  Verify that the annual season in question is defined correctly. If it is missing, you will need