How To Fix EI148 - Request text not entered or preset, plant: &

EI148 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: EI - Foreign Trade: Gen. Output

• Message number: 148

• Message text: Request text not entered or preset, plant: &

What causes this issue?

A specification for the maintenance text description is missing in the
system and therefore the notification to the vendor cannot be created.

System Response

Processing is rejected.

How to fix this error?

In the maintenance text description field, enter a text number. This
text has to have been created in the general SAP standard text
maintenance.
Alternatively, you can set the necessary standard texts (request,
dunning and frame text) in Customizing. <DS:TRAN.VE78>Execute function
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EI148 - Details

• The SAP error message EI148 ("Request text not entered or preset, plant: &") typically occurs in the context of creating or processing a purchase requisition or a purchase order. This error indicates that the system expects a text entry for a specific request or document, but it has not been provided.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Text Entry: The most common cause is that the user has not entered any text in the relevant field where a request text is expected.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be configuration settings in the material management (MM) module that require a text entry for certain plants or materials.
  User Authorizations: The user may not have the necessary authorizations to enter text in the required fields.
  Default Settings: The system may not have default text set up for the specific plant or material.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Enter Request Text: When creating or editing the purchase requisition or order, ensure that you enter the required text in the