SAP Note 17037 - 06255: Please maintain period indicator for language X

Symptom:

When creating a purchase order document, error message 06255 is displayed: 'Please maintain period indicator for language &'.

Cause and prerequisites

Table TPRG is not maintained in this language.

Solution
Add the following data records with SM31 in table TPRG:
Language Dlv. date Date type DateTypeDescrip Printout
E D 1 Format for day
E M 3 Format for month Month
E P 4 Period format
E T 1 Format for day
E W 2 Format for week Week
This example applies to the English language.