This action is not possible for status &1 of payroll area &2

What causes this issue?

In the menu, you tried to set the control record of the payroll area to
a status that is not possible. For example, the control record is set
to correction, but you want to end payroll. This is not possible, as
payroll must first be run with corrections for the employee.

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?

Procedure for System Administrators

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