How To Fix EC197 - The status & of the program & does not exist. Continue anyway?

EC197 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: EC - Development environment: Menu Painter

• Message number: 197

• Message text: The status & of the program & does not exist. Continue anyway?

What causes this issue?

You requested a where-used list for a status that does not exist.

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?

Check the spelling of the program and the status name.
You can generate the where-used list regardless of whether a status
exists in order. If, for example, you want to find incorrect calls in a
program, press ENTER.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

Smart SAP Assistant

• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message EC197 - The status & of the program & does not exist. Continue anyway? ?

  The SAP error message EC197, which states "The status & of the program & does not exist. Continue anyway?", typically occurs in the context of executing a program or transaction that is expected to have a certain status, but that status is not found in the system. This can happen for various reasons, including:
  Causes:
  
  Program Status Not Defined: The program or transaction you are trying to execute may not have been properly defined in the system, or its status has not been set up correctly.
  Missing Configuration: There may be missing configuration settings or entries in the relevant tables that define the statuses for the program.
  Transport Issues: If the program was transported from another system, there may have been issues during the transport that caused the status to not be created or updated.
  Authorization Issues: Sometimes, the user may not have the necessary authorizations to view or execute the program in its current