How To Fix EI159 - Enter incompletion procedure for area & and level '&'

EI159 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 159

• Message text: Enter incompletion procedure for area & and level '&'

What causes this issue?

You attempted to enter an incompletion procedure for area &V1& on the
&V2& level.
This incompletion procedure is only defined for area &V3& on the &V4&
level, however.

System Response

The system does not allow this entry.

How to fix this error?

Enter a suitable incompletion procedure.
Relevant incompletion procedures are listed in the input help.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message EI159 - Enter incompletion procedure for area & and level '&' ?

  The SAP error message EI159, which states "Enter incompletion procedure for area & and level '&'," typically occurs when there is an issue related to the incompletion procedure in the SAP system. This error is often encountered in the context of master data maintenance, such as when creating or updating records in areas like material master, customer master, or vendor master.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Incompletion Procedure: The error indicates that the system expects an incompletion procedure to be defined for a specific area and level, but it is not found. This can happen if the configuration for the incompletion procedure is incomplete or not set up correctly.
  
  Configuration Issues: The incompletion procedure may not be assigned to the relevant data area or level in the system configuration.
  Data Entry Issues: The user may not have filled in all the required fields that are mandated by the incompletion procedure.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Incompletion Procedure Configuration:
  
  Go to the relevant configuration