How To Fix 26011 - Status (&) & does not follow status (&) &

26011 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 26 - Dokumentenverwaltung

• Message number: 011

• Message text: Status (&) & does not follow status (&) &

What causes this issue?

You want to change the document status and have entered (&V1&) &V2&.
Via settings in Customizing (Document management), the previous
statuses are defined for each document type.
The current status (&V3&) &V4& is not one of the previous statuses of
the entered status (&V1&) &V2&.

How to fix this error?

Check your entry and correct it if appropriate.
Display the possible entries and select a status from these.
If the status network is incomplete, contact your system manager. The
status network may need to be added to.

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26011 - Details

• The SAP error message 26011 typically indicates a status inconsistency in a business object, such as a sales order, purchase order, or other document types. The message reads: "Status (&) & does not follow status (&) &," which means that the current status of the document does not follow the expected sequence of statuses defined in the system.
  
  Cause:
  
  Status Configuration: The status management configuration for the document type may not be set up correctly, leading to an invalid status transition.
  Manual Status Change: A user may have manually changed the status of the document to an invalid state that does not follow the defined status flow.
  Custom Development: If there are custom developments or enhancements in the system, they may have inadvertently caused a status inconsistency.
  Data Corruption: There may be data integrity issues or corruption in the database that is causing the status to be out of sync.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Status Configuration: Review the status