How To Fix IW278 - Maintain material short text for material &1 in language &2

IW278 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: IW - Order Processing

• Message number: 278

• Message text: Maintain material short text for material &1 in language &2

What causes this issue?

You included a <GL:maintenance_task_list>maintenance task
list</> into the <GL:maintenance_order>maintenance order</>
which contains the <GL:material>material</> &V1& For this
material, no short text exists in the system in the language of the
maintenance order (&V2&).

System Response

INCLUDE 'KEINE-VERARBEITUNG' OBJECT DOKU ID TX LANGUAGE E

How to fix this error?

Maintain the <GL:material_description>material
description</> in language &V2&:

<DS:TRAN.MM02>Proceed</>
ENDIF
INCLUDE 'DARF-NICHT' OBJECT DOKU ID TX LANGUAGE E

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

IW278 - Details

• The SAP error message IW278 indicates that there is a missing short text for a material in a specific language. This error typically occurs when you are trying to create or modify a maintenance order or a related document, and the system cannot find the short text description for the specified material in the required language.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Short Text: The primary cause of this error is that the short text for the material (identified by &1) is not maintained in the specified language (identified by &2).
  Language Settings: The language settings in your user profile or the transaction you are using may not match the language in which the material's short text is maintained.
  Material Master Data: The material master data may not have been fully maintained, especially if the material was created without entering all necessary details.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you need to maintain the short text for the material in the