How To Fix BOR01231 - No freight forwarder maintained; tracking impossible

BOR01231 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: BOR01 - Message class for ETA calculation and route simulation

• Message number: 231

• Message text: No freight forwarder maintained; tracking impossible

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message BOR01231 - No freight forwarder maintained; tracking impossible ?

  The SAP error message BOR01231 indicates that there is no freight forwarder maintained in the system for the relevant shipment or delivery, which makes tracking of the shipment impossible. This error typically arises in logistics and transportation management processes within SAP.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Freight Forwarder: The primary cause of this error is that the freight forwarder has not been assigned to the shipment or delivery document.
  Incorrect Configuration: There may be issues with the configuration settings in the SAP system related to transportation management.
  Data Entry Errors: The freight forwarder might not have been entered correctly in the relevant master data or transaction data.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the BOR01231 error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Check Freight Forwarder Assignment:
  
  Navigate to the relevant shipment or delivery document in SAP.
  Verify if a freight forwarder has been assigned. If not, you will need to assign one.
  
  
  
  Assign a Freight Forwarder:
  
  Go to the transaction for the shipment or delivery (e.g., VL02N for