How To Fix 1J020 - No document group defined for document type &1

1J020 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 1J - BCA: Payment Order Dialog

• Message number: 020

• Message text: No document group defined for document type &1

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message 1J020 - No document group defined for document type &1 ?

  The SAP error message 1J020 ("No document group defined for document type &1") typically occurs when you are trying to create or process a document in SAP, and the system cannot find a defined document group for the specified document type. This can happen in various modules, such as Financial Accounting (FI) or Controlling (CO), where document types are used to categorize different types of financial transactions.
  
  Cause:
  The error is usually caused by one of the following reasons:
  
  Missing Configuration: The document type you are trying to use has not been properly configured in the system. Specifically, there is no document group assigned to that document type.
  Incorrect Document Type: The document type being used may not be valid for the transaction you are attempting to perform.
  Transport Issues: If the configuration was recently transported from another system, it may not have been fully set up in the target system.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the error, you