How To Fix ORB401 - Specify a settlement profile

ORB401 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: ORB - Project-Related Incoming Orders/Open Orders

• Message number: 401

• Message text: Specify a settlement profile

What causes this issue?

To have the system generate the settlement rule automatically, you must
specify at least one settlement profile. This is necessary even if you
have specified the account assignment category "no receiver". In this
case, the system creates the settlement paramters which it derives from
the settlement profile.

How to fix this error?

Specify a settlement profile.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message ORB401 - Specify a settlement profile ?

  The SAP error message ORB401: "Specify a settlement profile" typically occurs in the context of settlement processes in SAP, particularly when dealing with internal orders, projects, or other cost objects that require a settlement profile to determine how costs should be settled.
  
  Cause:
  The error arises when:
  
  A settlement profile has not been assigned to the order or project.
  The system is unable to determine the appropriate settlement profile for the transaction being processed.
  The configuration settings for the settlement profile are incomplete or incorrect.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the ORB401 error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Check the Order/Project Master Data:
  
  Navigate to the order or project in question and check if a settlement profile is assigned.
  You can do this by going to the transaction code for the order (e.g., KO02 for internal orders) and reviewing the master data.
  
  
  
  Assign a Settlement Profile:
  
  If no settlement profile is assigned, you need to assign one. This can be done in the order