How To Fix EWA656 - Contact person is not maintained for container location &1

EWA656 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: EWA - IS-U-WA: Waste Management

• Message number: 656

• Message text: Contact person is not maintained for container location &1

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EWA656 - Details

• The SAP error message EWA656, which states "Contact person is not maintained for container location &1," typically occurs in the context of logistics or transportation management within SAP. This error indicates that a contact person has not been assigned to a specific container location, which is necessary for various processes, such as shipping or inventory management.
  
  Cause:
  The primary cause of this error is that the system requires a contact person to be associated with the specified container location (denoted by &1 in the error message). This is often a requirement for communication purposes, ensuring that there is a designated individual responsible for the location in question.
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you need to maintain the contact person for the specified container location. Here are the steps to do this:
  
  
  Access the Container Location:
  
  Navigate to the relevant transaction in SAP where you can manage container locations. This could be through the Logistics module or