How To Fix IW838 - For the sales office, maintain all data for the sales area

IW838 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: IW - Order Processing

• Message number: 838

• Message text: For the sales office, maintain all data for the sales area

What causes this issue?

You have entered a <DS:GLOS.sales_office>sales office</> but not all of
the values which are required for the <DS:GLOS.sales_area>sales
area</>.

System Response

INCLUDE KEINE-VERARBEITUNG OBJECT DOKU ID TX LANGUAGE EN

How to fix this error?

Enter also all the required values for the sales area:
<DS:GLOS.sales_organization>Sales organization</>
<DS:GLOS.distribution_channel>Distribution channel</>
<DS:GLOS.division>Division</>

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message IW838 - For the sales office, maintain all data for the sales area ?

  The SAP error message IW838 indicates that there is missing or incomplete data for the sales office in the context of a specific sales area. This error typically arises when trying to create or modify a maintenance order or related documents in SAP, and it indicates that the system requires certain data to be maintained for the sales area associated with the sales office.
  
  Cause:
  The error occurs due to one or more of the following reasons:
  
  Incomplete Master Data: The sales office does not have all the necessary data maintained in the system for the relevant sales area.
  Missing Sales Area Configuration: The sales area (which consists of the sales organization, distribution channel, and division) is not fully configured or lacks necessary details.
  Sales Office Not Assigned: The sales office may not be properly assigned to the sales area in the configuration settings.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the IW838 error, follow these steps:
  
  
  Check Sales Area Configuration:
  
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