How To Fix ET042 - Requested language & is different to original language &

ET042 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: ET - Translation and maintenance language

• Message number: 042

• Message text: Requested language & is different to original language &

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message ET042 - Requested language & is different to original language & ?

  The SAP error message ET042 indicates that there is a mismatch between the requested language and the original language of the data being processed. This typically occurs when a user attempts to access or display data in a language that is different from the language in which the data was originally created or stored.
  
  Cause:
  
  Language Settings: The user’s language settings in their SAP profile may be set to a different language than the original data.
  Data Language: The data itself may have been created or stored in a specific language, and the system is trying to access it in another language.
  Translation Issues: The system may not have the necessary translations available for the requested language.
  User Profile Configuration: The user profile may not be configured correctly to handle multiple languages.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check User Language Settings:
  
  Go to the user profile settings and ensure that the language is set to the desired language that matches the data.
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