How To Fix F4646 - Totalling by text (SGTXT) is not defined

F4646 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: F4 - Line items/balances/configuration

• Message number: 646

• Message text: Totalling by text (SGTXT) is not defined

What causes this issue?

For technical reasons, the field SGTXT was removed from the list of the
fields which is used to set up totals variants.

System Response

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

How to fix this error?

You can set up subtotals in accordance with the contents of the text
field by positioning the cursor on the line item list and selecting the
function <LS>Summarize</>.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message F4646 - Totalling by text (SGTXT) is not defined ?

  The SAP error message F4646, which states "Totalling by text (SGTXT) is not defined," typically occurs in the context of financial reporting or when working with certain financial documents in SAP. This error indicates that the system is trying to perform a totalization based on a text field (SGTXT), but there is no definition or configuration for how to handle that text field in the context of the operation being performed.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Configuration: The most common cause of this error is that the system is not configured to handle totalization by the specified text field. This could be due to missing settings in the financial reporting configuration.
  Incorrect Document Type: The document type being processed may not support totalization by text.
  Data Issues: There may be issues with the data being processed, such as missing or incorrect entries in the relevant fields.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Configuration:
  
  Go to the configuration settings for financial reporting in SAP (transaction