How To Fix /BOFU/FBI_DT_VIEW004 - Description is not maintained in logon language

/BOFU/FBI_DT_VIEW004 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /BOFU/FBI_DT_VIEW -

• Message number: 004

• Message text: Description is not maintained in logon language

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/BOFU/FBI_DT_VIEW004 - Details

• The SAP error message /BOFU/FBI_DT_VIEW004 Description is not maintained in logon language typically indicates that a description or text for a specific object (like a data view or report) is not available in the language that the user is currently logged in with. This can happen in multi-language environments where certain texts or descriptions have not been translated or maintained for all languages.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Translations: The description for the object in the user's logon language has not been maintained in the system.
  Language Settings: The user is logged in with a language that does not have the necessary translations available.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be issues with the configuration of the object or the language settings in the SAP system.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Maintain Translations:
  
  Go to the relevant transaction (e.g., SE63 for translation) to maintain the missing descriptions in the required language.
  If you have access, you can add the missing text for the object in the appropriate