How To Fix EI660 - Maintain control for foreign trade documents

EI660 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 660

• Message text: Maintain control for foreign trade documents

How to fix this error?

Maintain the Customizing object <DS:SIMG.SIMG_CFMENUOLSDVI49>Foreign
Trade Data in MM and SD Documents</> for the country into which you are
importing or from which you are exporting: Country &V1&.
To ensure that the list output and individual document display
accurately reflect the items that are incomplete, you should set the
<ZK>Save incompletion log</> indicator in the above object.
&HINTS&
The "Export/Import Journals" and "Monitor Export/Import Status"
functions are based on the object
<DS:SIMG.SIMG_CFMENUOLSDVI29>Incompleteness Procedures for Foreign
Trade Data</>.
You can assign the incompletion procedures defined here to the
respective countries in the object <ZK>Foreign Trade Data in MM and SD
Documents</>.
&FURTHER_HINTS&
Maintain this table and define the corresponding incompleteness
procedure for foreign trade data for your country as well as all other
countries in which you have organizational units.
The reasons for the mandatory entry requirement for this data include
Improved performance (limited selection without loss of information)
More consistent entries of the incompletion status in documents and
display lists.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message EI660 - Maintain control for foreign trade documents ?

  The SAP error message EI660, which states "Maintain control for foreign trade documents," typically occurs in the context of foreign trade and customs processing within the SAP system. This error indicates that there is a missing or incorrect configuration related to the control settings for foreign trade documents.
  
  Cause:
  The error can arise due to several reasons, including:
  
  Missing Configuration: The necessary control settings for foreign trade documents have not been maintained in the system.
  Incorrect Settings: The existing settings may be incorrect or incomplete, leading to the inability to process foreign trade documents.
  Document Type Issues: The specific document type being used may not have the required control settings defined.
  Authorization Issues: The user may not have the necessary authorizations to access or maintain the foreign trade document settings.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the EI660 error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Check Configuration:
  
  Navigate to the relevant configuration settings in SAP. This is typically found under the path: 
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