How To Fix MG272 - Transaction & record &: description w/o language not processed

MG272 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: MG - Batch input: material master

• Message number: 272

• Message text: Transaction & record &: description w/o language not processed

What causes this issue?

No language is specified in the short text (description) record.

System Response

The system cannot process this record and skips it.

How to fix this error?

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.

MG272 - Details

• The SAP error message MG272 ("Transaction & record &: description w/o language not processed") typically occurs in the context of material management and inventory transactions. This error indicates that there is a missing language description for a transaction or record in the system, which prevents the system from processing it correctly.
  
  Cause:
  
  
  Missing Language Descriptions: The primary cause of this error is that the system is trying to process a transaction or record that lacks a description in the required language. This can happen if the material master data, transaction data, or other related records do not have the necessary language-specific descriptions.
  
  
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be configuration issues in the SAP system that lead to language settings not being properly defined or maintained.
  
  
  Data Migration Issues: If data has been migrated from another system or if there have been recent changes to the data, it is possible that some records were not updated