How To Fix F5836 - Field status group & not defined in field status variant &

F5836 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: F5 - Document Editing

• Message number: 836

• Message text: Field status group & not defined in field status variant &

What causes this issue?

No field status variant has been assigned to the current company code
or field status group &v1& has not been defined for field status
variant &v2&.

System Response

System error.

How to fix this error?

Check if you have assigned the field status variant to the company
code. In the Financial Accounting Global Settings Implementation Guide,
select activity "Allocate company code to field status variants".
Check whether field status group &v1& has been defined for field status
variant &v2&. To do this, select activity "Maintain field status
variants" in the Financial Accounting Global Settings Implementation
Guide.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

F5836 - Details

• The SAP error message F5836 indicates that a specific field status group is not defined in the specified field status variant. This error typically occurs in the context of financial transactions, particularly when dealing with document entry in SAP Financial Accounting (FI).
  
  Cause:
  
  Field Status Group Not Defined: The field status group referenced in the error message is not assigned to the field status variant being used. This can happen if the configuration has been changed or if the field status group was deleted or not created properly.
  Incorrect Configuration: The field status variant may not have the necessary field status groups assigned to it, or there may be a mismatch in the configuration settings.
  Transaction Type Issues: The error may also arise if the transaction type being used does not correspond to the field status variant that is expected.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Field Status Variant Configuration:
  
  Go to the SAP Customizing Implementation Guide (SPRO).
  Navigate to Financial Accounting