How To Fix 40120 - Order long text is overwritten by the long text from the master recipe

40120 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 40 - Messages for Process Orders

• Message number: 120

• Message text: Order long text is overwritten by the long text from the master recipe

What causes this issue?

The long text in the header of the process order is overwritten by the
long text from the master recipe.

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?

If you do not want this to happen, you can change the system message in
Customizing, so that it is issued as an error message. In this way, the
long text from the master recipe is added to the long text of the header
. Any other setting you make tells the system to overwrite the long text
of the order header.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

40120 - Details

• The SAP error message 40120, which states "Order long text is overwritten by the long text from the master recipe," typically occurs in the context of production orders or process orders in SAP. This message indicates that the long text associated with a production order is being replaced by the long text defined in the master recipe. Here’s a breakdown of the cause, potential solutions, and related information:
  
  Cause:
  
  Master Recipe Configuration: The master recipe has long text defined, and when a production order is created from this recipe, the system pulls the long text from the master recipe, overwriting any long text that may have been manually entered in the production order.
  Order Type Settings: The settings for the order type may be configured to allow the long text from the master recipe to take precedence over any text entered in the order.
  Text Management Settings: The text management settings in the system