How To Fix ECM057 - The status profile requires an initial user status

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: ECM - General Messages for Engineering Change Management

• Message number: 057

• Message text: The status profile requires an initial user status

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message ECM057 - The status profile requires an initial user status ?

  The SAP error message ECM057, which states "The status profile requires an initial user status," typically occurs in the context of SAP's Enterprise Change Management (ECM) or similar modules where status profiles are used to manage the lifecycle of objects (like change requests, documents, etc.).
  
  Cause:
  This error indicates that the system expects an initial user status to be defined for the status profile being used, but it is either missing or not properly configured. The status profile is a set of statuses that can be assigned to an object, and the initial user status is the starting point in this status lifecycle.
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Check Status Profile Configuration:
  
  Go to the configuration settings for the status profile in the SAP system.
  Ensure that the status profile assigned to the object has an initial user status defined.
  
  
  
  Define Initial User Status:
  
  If the initial user status is not defined, you will