How To Fix F2158 - Sales area is incomplete; specify sales organization

F2158 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: F2 - Master Data Maintenance: Customer, Vendor

• Message number: 158

• Message text: Sales area is incomplete; specify sales organization

What causes this issue?

A permitted <GL:sales_area>sales area</> must be entered before you can
maintain sales and distribution data. The sales organization must
always be entered. However, whether the distribution channel and/or
division is entered depends on how table TVTA is set up.

How to fix this error?

Select "Extras" -> "Sales areas" -> "All areas" to display all sales
areas relevant to the customer and, if required, choose an area.
In the same way, if you enter a customer number, all areas in which the
customer has already been created can be displayed: <LS>Extras -> Sales
areas -> Customer sales areas</>.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message F2158 - Sales area is incomplete; specify sales organization ?

  The SAP error message F2158, "Sales area is incomplete; specify sales organization," typically occurs when you are trying to create or modify a sales document (like a sales order, quotation, etc.) and the system cannot find a complete sales area configuration for the transaction. The sales area in SAP consists of three components:
  
  Sales Organization
  Distribution Channel
  Division
  
  
  Cause:
  The error indicates that the sales area is not fully defined in the system. This can happen due to several reasons:
  
  Missing Sales Organization: The sales organization is not specified in the document you are trying to create or modify.
  Incomplete Configuration: The sales area configuration in the system is incomplete. For example, the combination of sales organization, distribution channel, and division may not be set up in the system.
  Master Data Issues: The customer master or material master data may not have the necessary sales area information.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Specify Sales Organization:
  
  When