How To Fix EA250 - No segment structure entered

EA250 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: EA - IDoc Basis Messages

• Message number: 250

• Message text: No segment structure entered

What causes this issue?

The transferred segment structure table is empty. However, this
structure is required to create or change a segment definition.

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?

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

EA250 - Details

• The SAP error message EA250 "No segment structure entered" typically occurs in the context of using the Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) or when working with IDocs (Intermediate Documents) in SAP. This error indicates that the system expects a segment structure to be defined, but it has not been provided.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Segment Structure: The most common cause of this error is that the segment structure for the IDoc or EDI message type has not been defined or is not correctly assigned.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be issues in the configuration of the IDoc type or message type in the SAP system.
  Incorrect Mapping: If you are using a middleware or an interface, the mapping between the source and target systems may not be correctly set up, leading to missing segment structures.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Define Segment Structure:
  
  Go to transaction code WE30 (IDoc Types) and check if the IDoc type you are using has a defined segment structure.
  If it