How To Fix 5Q451 - Status administration not active

5Q451 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 5Q - Error Texts for Public Sector

• Message number: 451

• Message text: Status administration not active

What causes this issue?

Using ZfA status administration is a prerequisite for this function.
However, this is not active.

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?

See Customizing activity <DS:SIMG.OHADOE_ZFA_020>Activate Status
Administration</>.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

5Q451 - Details

• The SAP error message 5Q451: Status administration not active typically occurs in the context of SAP's status management functionality, which is used to control the processing of various business objects (like orders, projects, etc.) based on their status. This error indicates that the status management feature is not activated for the specific object or transaction you are trying to work with.
  
  Cause:
  
  Status Management Not Activated: The most common cause of this error is that the status management feature has not been activated for the relevant object type in the system configuration.
  Incorrect Configuration: There may be a misconfiguration in the status profile or the status management settings for the specific application area.
  Authorization Issues: Sometimes, the user may not have the necessary authorizations to access or modify the status of the object.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Activate Status Management:
  
  Go to the relevant configuration settings in SAP (usually in SPRO).
  Navigate to the area where status management is configured (e.g.,