How To Fix IDFIES012 - You have not activated the Plants Abroad

IDFIES012 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: IDFIES - Message Class for Spain

• Message number: 012

• Message text: You have not activated the Plants Abroad

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IDFIES012 - Details

• The SAP error message IDFIES012, which states "You have not activated the Plants Abroad," typically occurs when you are trying to perform operations related to foreign plants or international transactions without having activated the necessary settings for those plants in your SAP system.
  
  Cause:
  
  Plant Activation: The primary cause of this error is that the plants you are trying to use for transactions have not been activated for international operations. This could be due to missing configuration settings in the system.
  
  Configuration Issues: The configuration for the plants may not be set up correctly in the SAP system, particularly in the areas of logistics or plant management.
  User Authorizations: Sometimes, the user may not have the necessary authorizations to access or activate the plants abroad.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the IDFIES012 error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Activate Plants Abroad:
  
  Go to the SAP Easy Access screen.
  Navigate to the following path: Logistics -> General -> Plant Management -> Master