How To Fix OD266 - Enter a valid document indicator (PSX indicator).

OD266 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: OD - IS-Oil: TSW Traders' and Schedulers' Workbench messages

• Message number: 266

• Message text: Enter a valid document indicator (PSX indicator).

What causes this issue?

The search routine needs to know which kind of document you are looking
for.

System Response

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

How to fix this error?

Please enter a valid document indicator:
P: Purchase order
S: Sales order
R: Sales return
X: Plant-to-plant transfer
T: STO (Stock Transport Order)

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message OD266 - Enter a valid document indicator (PSX indicator). ?

  The SAP error message OD266, which states "Enter a valid document indicator (PSX indicator)," typically occurs in the context of project system (PS) or related modules when a user is trying to create or modify a document that requires a specific document indicator. The document indicator is a key field that determines the type of document being processed and its associated characteristics.
  
  Cause:
  
  Invalid Document Indicator: The document indicator entered does not exist in the system or is not valid for the transaction being performed.
  
  Configuration Issues: The document type may not be properly configured in the system, or the user may not have the necessary authorizations to use that document type.
  Missing Customization: The document indicator may not be set up in the customizing settings for the project system or related modules.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Document Indicator: Verify that the document indicator you are trying to use is valid. You can do this by checking the