How To Fix EDATEX257 - No work items exist for the selected data exchange tasks

EDATEX257 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: EDATEX - Messages for Data Exchange Processes

• Message number: 257

• Message text: No work items exist for the selected data exchange tasks

What causes this issue?

You attempted to display the work items for a data exchange task.
However, no work items exist for this task.

System Response

INCLUDE ISU_VERARB OBJECT DOKU ID TX

How to fix this error?

INCLUDE ISU_KORR OBJECT DOKU ID TX

Procedure for System Administrators

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 EDATEX257 - No work items exist for the selected data exchange tasks ?

  The SAP error message EDATEX257 indicates that there are no work items available for the selected data exchange tasks. This error typically occurs in the context of Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) or data exchange processes within SAP systems.
  
  Cause:
  
  No Data Available: The most common cause is that there are no data exchange tasks that have been created or scheduled for processing. This could be due to a lack of incoming or outgoing documents that need to be processed.
  Incorrect Selection Criteria: The selection criteria used to filter the data exchange tasks may not match any existing tasks. This could be due to date ranges, document types, or other filters that do not correspond to any available work items.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be configuration issues in the EDI settings or data exchange processes that prevent work items from being generated.
  Processing Errors: Previous errors in processing data exchange tasks may have led to a