How To Fix FF801 - A currency is not defined for country &1

FF801 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FF - FI Function Module Messages

• Message number: 801

• Message text: A currency is not defined for country &1

What causes this issue?

You have activated the "Plants abroad" solution but have not assigned a
currency to the requested country.

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?

Contact your system administrator.

Procedure for System Administrators

Assign a currency to the country.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message FF801 - A currency is not defined for country &1 ?

  The SAP error message FF801 "A currency is not defined for country &1" typically occurs when there is an attempt to process a transaction in a country that does not have a corresponding currency defined in the system. This can happen in various modules, such as Financial Accounting (FI) or Controlling (CO), when dealing with transactions that involve currency conversion or financial postings.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Currency Definition: The primary cause of this error is that the currency for the specified country (denoted by &1 in the error message) has not been defined in the SAP system.
  Incorrect Country Code: The country code used in the transaction may be incorrect or not recognized by the system.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be issues in the configuration settings related to currencies and countries in the SAP system.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Check Currency Configuration:
  
  Go to the SAP transaction code OB22 (or navigate through the