How To Fix FRMLDLG611 - You are not allowed to enter placeholders for statuses

FRMLDLG611 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FRMLDLG - RMS-FRM: Dialog Messages for Formula

• Message number: 611

• Message text: You are not allowed to enter placeholders for statuses

What causes this issue?

You want to select recipes using different statuses. However, you are
not allowed to enter placeholders to do this.

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?

Choose the recipe status that you wish to use using the input help. You
can also specify intervals for the status here, if necessary.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

FRMLDLG611 - Details

• The SAP error message FRMLDLG611, which states "You are not allowed to enter placeholders for statuses," typically occurs in the context of using status management in SAP, particularly when dealing with status profiles or status management in various applications like project management, production orders, or maintenance orders.
  
  Cause:
  This error usually arises when:
  
  Placeholders for Statuses: You are trying to enter a placeholder status (like a status that is not fully defined or is meant to be a temporary marker) in a field that does not allow it. Placeholders are often used in status management to indicate that a certain condition is met, but they may not be valid in all contexts.
  Configuration Settings: The system configuration may restrict the use of placeholders for certain statuses based on the business rules defined in the status profile.
  User Authorizations: The user may not have the necessary authorizations to change or enter certain statuses.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error,