How To Fix BS049 - The status "&" was deactivated

BS049 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: BS - Status Management

• Message number: 049

• Message text: The status "&" was deactivated

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BS049 - Details

• The SAP error message BS049, which states "The status '&' was deactivated," typically occurs in the context of status management in SAP, particularly when dealing with business objects like orders, projects, or other entities that have a status management feature.
  
  Cause:
  The error indicates that the status you are trying to use or set for a particular business object has been deactivated in the system. This can happen for several reasons:
  
  Configuration Changes: The status might have been intentionally deactivated by a system administrator or during a configuration change.
  Business Process Changes: Changes in business processes may lead to certain statuses being deemed unnecessary or obsolete.
  Authorization Issues: Sometimes, the user may not have the necessary authorizations to use certain statuses, leading to confusion with deactivated statuses.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the BS049 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Status Configuration:
  
  Go to the relevant configuration settings in SAP (e.g., SPRO) and navigate to the status management settings