How To Fix G0255 - Task with category "valid. standardized data" must be blocked first

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: G0 - Messages for SAP Consolidation

• Message number: 255

• Message text: Task with category "valid. standardized data" must be blocked first

What causes this issue?

Before you can post using a document type of this posting level, you
must have executed the task with the category "validation of
standardized financial data" (contained in the relevant task group for
the data monitor) without errors and then blocked it.

System Response

Error message

How to fix this error?

Check the status of the task with the category "validation of
standardized financial data" in the data monitor, after you have
executed it without errors.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

Smart SAP Assistant

• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message G0255 - Task with category "valid. standardized data" must be blocked first ?

  The SAP error message G0255 indicates that a task with the category "valid. standardized data" must be blocked before it can be processed further. This error typically arises in the context of data validation or standardization processes within SAP, particularly when dealing with master data or transactional data that requires certain checks or validations.
  
  Cause:
  
  Data Validation Requirement: The system requires that certain tasks related to data validation or standardization be blocked before they can be processed. This is often a part of the workflow to ensure data integrity and compliance with business rules.
  Workflow Status: The task may be in a status that does not allow further processing until it is explicitly blocked.
  User Permissions: The user may not have the necessary permissions to block the task or to perform the required action on it.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Block the Task: 
  
  Navigate to the relevant transaction or application where the task is being processed.
  Locate the task that