How To Fix EIP011 - Characteristic was not maintained in the FT data of the document item.

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: EIP - Foreign Trade: Messages for Log Printout

• Message number: 011

• Message text: Characteristic was not maintained in the FT data of the document item.

What causes this issue?

The system did not find characteristic &V2& in business document &V2&
item &V3&.

System Response

The system issues an error message.

How to fix this error?

Maintain the characteristic &V1& in the Foreign Trade data of document
&V2& item &V3&.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message EIP011 - Characteristic was not maintained in the FT data of the document item. ?

  The SAP error message EIP011, which states "Characteristic was not maintained in the FT data of the document item," typically occurs in the context of SAP's Flexible Workflow or when dealing with characteristics in the context of document processing, such as in the Material Management (MM) or Sales and Distribution (SD) modules.
  
  Cause:
  The error is usually caused by one of the following reasons:
  
  
  Missing Characteristics: The characteristic that is expected to be maintained for a specific document item is not filled in the relevant data. This can happen if the characteristic is not defined for the material or if it was not entered during the document creation process.
  
  
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be a configuration issue in the system where the characteristics are not properly set up for the relevant document type or item category.
  
  
  Data Inconsistency: There might be inconsistencies in the data, such as missing entries in the master data (e.g., material