How To Fix BS246 - Statuses & and & are initial statuses

BS246 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: BS - Status Management

• Message number: 246

• Message text: Statuses & and & are initial statuses

What causes this issue?

In each status profile only an initial status may have a reference
number. However, status &V1& and &V2& are both initial status and
for both a reference number is specified.

How to fix this error?

Mark one of the two status as initial status or delete the reference
number of one of these status.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message BS246 - Statuses & and & are initial statuses ?

  The SAP error message BS246, which states "Statuses & and & are initial statuses," 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 lifecycle.
  
  Cause:
  This error usually arises when:
  
  Initial Statuses: The system is trying to process a business object that is in an initial status, which may not be valid for the operation you are attempting to perform.
  
  Configuration Issues: The status profile for the object may not be correctly configured, or the statuses defined do not allow for the transition you are trying to make.
  Missing Statuses: The required statuses for the operation are not set or are missing in the status management configuration.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the BS246 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Status Profile:
  
  Go to the relevant transaction (e.g., for orders, you might use CO02 for changing orders).
  Check the status profile assigned to