How To Fix EI401 - Legal control is not active for sales document type &

EI401 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 401

• Message text: Legal control is not active for sales document type &

What causes this issue?

You tried to change or display the license data of a sales
and distribution document although the legal control of the system is
not active for the relevant sales document type.

System Response

The system does not allow this.

How to fix this error?

Change the settings for this sales document type in Customizing and
repeat your entries.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message EI401 - Legal control is not active for sales document type & ?

  The SAP error message EI401 indicates that legal control is not active for the specified sales document type. This error typically arises in the context of compliance with legal regulations, such as export control or trade compliance, where certain sales documents must be subject to legal checks.
  
  Cause:
  
  Legal Control Not Activated: The sales document type in question does not have legal control activated in the system configuration.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be a misconfiguration in the legal control settings for the sales document type.
  Missing Settings: The necessary settings for legal control may not have been defined in the system for the specific sales document type.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the EI401 error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Check Configuration:
  
  Go to the SAP Customizing Implementation Guide (SPRO).
  Navigate to Sales and Distribution > Basic Functions > Legal Control > Define Legal Control for Sales Document Types.
  Ensure that the sales document type you are using has legal control activated.
  
  
  
  Activate