How To Fix OA145 - Long text for document type is missing. Enter text.

OA145 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: OA - SAP ArchiveLink: Messages for SAP ArchiveLink

• Message number: 145

• Message text: Long text for document type is missing. Enter text.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message OA145 - Long text for document type is missing. Enter text. ?

  The SAP error message OA145, which states "Long text for document type is missing. Enter text," typically occurs when a document type in SAP does not have an associated long text description. This can happen in various modules, such as Asset Accounting (FI-AA) or others where document types are used.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Long Text: The primary cause of this error is that the long text for a specific document type has not been defined in the system.
  
  Configuration Issues: The document type may not have been properly configured in the system, leading to missing descriptions.
  Custom Document Types: If custom document types have been created, they may not have been assigned a long text.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the OA145 error, you need to enter the long text for the relevant document type. Here are the steps to do this:
  
  
  Access the Document Type Configuration:
  
  Go to the SAP Easy Access screen.
  Navigate to the configuration for the relevant module