How To Fix BS238 - Foreign language and maintenance language must be different

BS238 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: BS - Status Management

• Message number: 238

• Message text: Foreign language and maintenance language must be different

What causes this issue?

User status are first entered in the maintenance language of the
status profile and can then be translated into other languages.

How to fix this error?

Enter a foreign language other than the maintenance language of the
status profile.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

BS238 - Details

• The SAP error message BS238 indicates that there is a conflict between the foreign language and the maintenance language settings in the system. This error typically arises when you are trying to create or modify a text in a language that is the same as the maintenance language, which is not allowed in SAP.
  
  Cause:
  
  Language Settings: The error occurs when the foreign language (the language in which you are trying to create or edit text) is set to be the same as the maintenance language (the language in which the user is working).
  
  Configuration Issues: It may also arise from incorrect configuration settings in the SAP system regarding language management.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the BS238 error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Change the Language:
  
  Ensure that the foreign language you are trying to use is different from the maintenance language. For example, if your maintenance language is set to English (EN), you should use a different