How To Fix BS261 - Status profile & has not been maintained

BS261 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: BS - Status Management

• Message number: 261

• Message text: Status profile & has not been maintained

What causes this issue?

You want to display the user statuses for profile &V1& , but there are
none.

System Response

When there are no user statuses, you cannot display an overview or
individual statuses.
User statuses for a profile can be created in change mode.

How to fix this error?

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message BS261 - Status profile & has not been maintained ?

  The SAP error message BS261 indicates that a status profile has not been maintained for a particular object or transaction. This error typically occurs in the context of controlling or project management modules, where status profiles are used to manage the status of various objects, such as projects, orders, or other entities.
  
  Cause:
  The error occurs when:
  
  A status profile is required for a specific object type, but it has not been defined in the system.
  The object you are trying to process (e.g., a project, order, etc.) does not have an associated status profile.
  The configuration settings for the status profile are incomplete or incorrect.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the BS261 error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Check Status Profile Configuration:
  
  Go to the relevant configuration settings in SAP. This can usually be found in the SPRO transaction under the appropriate module (e.g., Project System, Controlling).
  Navigate to the section where status profiles are defined and ensure that a status