How To Fix 9J038 - Document type &1 does not allow recipient category &2 (&3) as sender.

9J038 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 9J -

• Message number: 038

• Message text: Document type &1 does not allow recipient category &2 (&3) as sender.

What causes this issue?

Document type &V1& does not allow you to enter a sender if it is in
combination with recipient category &V2& &V3&.

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?

Maintain the appropriate indicator in the table "Maintain Recipient
Categories per Document Type" in Customizing.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message 9J038 - Document type &1 does not allow recipient category &2 (&3) as sender. ?

  The SAP error message 9J038 indicates that there is a mismatch between the document type and the recipient category in the context of a document being processed. This error typically occurs in the area of document management or workflow, where specific document types are restricted to certain recipient categories.
  
  Cause:
  The error message 9J038 is triggered when:
  
  The document type specified in the transaction does not allow the recipient category that is being used.
  The sender (the entity or user trying to send the document) is not authorized to send the document type to the specified recipient category.
  There may be configuration settings in the SAP system that restrict certain document types from being sent to specific recipient categories.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Document Type Configuration:
  
  Go to the configuration settings for document types in SAP (transaction code SPRO).
  Navigate to the relevant section for document management or workflow.
  Verify the settings for