How To Fix FOT_B2A846 - Status &1 does not permit sending an application

FOT_B2A846 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FOT_B2A - Messages Administration Report Electronic Data Transmission

• Message number: 846

• Message text: Status &1 does not permit sending an application

What causes this issue?

Only the following statuses permit you to send an application or create
a file for an application:
1,,New
2,,Error During Transfer
3,,Submitted

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?

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

FOT_B2A846 - Details

• The SAP error message FOT_B2A846 indicates that the status of a document or application does not allow it to be sent. This typically occurs in the context of electronic document processing, such as when dealing with business-to-application (B2A) communication in SAP.
  
  Cause:
  The error is usually caused by one of the following reasons:
  
  Document Status: The document or application you are trying to send is in a status that does not permit sending. For example, it might be in a draft state, or it may have been canceled or completed.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be configuration settings in the SAP system that restrict certain statuses from being sent.
  Authorization Issues: The user may not have the necessary authorizations to send documents in certain statuses.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Document Status:
  
  Review the status of the document or application you are trying to send. Ensure that it is in a status that