How To Fix EI157 - No incompleteness procedure maintained for area & and &

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 157

• Message text: No incompleteness procedure maintained for area & and &

What causes this issue?

You have attempted to call up the display help for the incompletion
procedures for the area &V1& at level &V2&.
No incompletion procedure has yet been defined for this combination
area &V1& - level &V2& in the Implementation Guide (IMG) for foreign
trade.

System Response

The system issues an information line.

How to fix this error?

Maintain a suitable incompletion procedure in the IMG for foreign trade
activity "Control foreign trade data in MM and SD documents".

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message EI157 - No incompleteness procedure maintained for area & and & ?

  The SAP error message EI157 "No incompleteness procedure maintained for area & and &" typically occurs in the context of the SAP system when there is an attempt to process a document or transaction that requires an incompleteness procedure, but none has been defined for the specified area.
  Cause:
  
  Missing Incompleteness Procedure: The primary cause of this error is that the incompleteness procedure has not been defined for the specific area (e.g., sales area, purchasing organization, etc.) in the configuration settings.
  Incorrect Configuration: The configuration settings may be incorrect or incomplete, leading to the system not being able to find the appropriate incompleteness procedure.
  Document Type Issues: The document type being processed may not be linked to an incompleteness procedure.
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Define Incompleteness Procedure:
  
  Go to the relevant configuration area in SAP (e.g., SPRO).
  Navigate to the section for defining incompleteness procedures. This is usually found under:
  
  Sales and Distribution > Basic Functions > Incompleteness > Define Incompleteness Procedures.
  
  
  Create or assign an incompleteness procedure for the relevant area (e.g., sales area, purchasing organization).
  
  
  
  Assign Incompleteness Procedure:
  
  After defining the incompleteness procedure, ensure that it is assigned to the relevant master data (e.g., customer master, material master) or document type.
  This can typically be done in the same configuration area where you defined the procedure.
  
  
  
  Check Document Type Settings:
  
  Ensure that the document type you are working with is correctly configured to use the incompleteness procedure.
  This can be checked in the configuration settings for the specific document type.
  
  
  
  Testing:
  
  After making the necessary changes, test the transaction or document processing again to ensure that the error no longer occurs.
  
  
  
  Related Information:
  
  Transaction Codes: You may use transaction codes like SPRO for configuration, VD02 for changing customer master data, or MM02 for changing material master data.
  Documentation: Refer to SAP Help documentation for detailed steps on configuring incompleteness procedures.
  Support: If the issue persists after following the above steps, consider reaching out to your SAP support team or consulting SAP Notes for any known issues related to this error message.
  
  By following these steps, you should be able to resolve the EI157 error and ensure that the incompleteness procedures are correctly set up in your SAP system.