How To Fix PRF_POWL_HANDLING021 - Button Text cannot be blank. This text is displayed on UI Button.

PRF_POWL_HANDLING021 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: PRF_POWL_HANDLING - Powl related Error Handling Messages

• Message number: 021

• Message text: Button Text cannot be blank. This text is displayed on UI Button.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message PRF_POWL_HANDLING021 - Button Text cannot be blank. This text is displayed on UI Button. ?

  The SAP error message PRF_POWL_HANDLING021 indicates that a button in the User Interface (UI) of a POWL (Personal Object Worklist) application is missing a text label. This error typically occurs when a button is defined in the POWL configuration but does not have any text associated with it, which is required for the button to be displayed correctly.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Button Text: The most common cause of this error is that the button configuration in the POWL settings does not have a text value assigned to it.
  Incorrect Configuration: There may be an issue in the configuration of the POWL application where the button properties are not set correctly.
  Custom Development: If there is custom development involved, the button text might not have been set properly in the code.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Check POWL Configuration:
  
  Go to the POWL configuration transaction (usually POWL_ADMIN or POWL_COCKPIT).
  Locate the specific POWL application that is