How To Fix CL042 - No texts found to copy from

CL042 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: CL - Classification

• Message number: 042

• Message text: No texts found to copy from

What causes this issue?

There are no long texts to copy.

System Response

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

How to fix this error?

Copy from a different source.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

CL042 - Details

• The SAP error message CL042 "No texts found to copy from" typically occurs in the context of creating or modifying classification data, particularly when trying to copy text from an existing classification object (like a material or a class) that does not have any associated text entries.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Texts: The primary cause of this error is that the source object (the object you are trying to copy text from) does not have any texts defined. This could be due to the object not being properly maintained or created without any text entries.
  Incorrect Object Type: You might be trying to copy texts from an object type that does not support text entries.
  Authorization Issues: In some cases, the user may not have the necessary authorizations to view or copy texts from the source object.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Check Source Object: Verify that the source object you are trying to copy from actually has text entries. You can