How To Fix R5013 - Enter maintenance language

R5013 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: R5 - Regional structure

• Message number: 013

• Message text: Enter maintenance language

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message R5013 - Enter maintenance language ?

  The SAP error message R5013, which states "Enter maintenance language," typically occurs when a user attempts to access a transaction or function that requires a specific language setting for maintenance purposes. This error is often encountered in the context of SAP's translation and maintenance functionalities, particularly when dealing with text elements, documentation, or other language-dependent objects.
  
  Cause:
  The primary cause of this error is that the system requires a maintenance language to be specified, but it has not been set or is not recognized in the current user session. This can happen if:
  
  The user profile does not have a default maintenance language set.
  The transaction being accessed requires a specific language that is not currently configured.
  The user is trying to access a function that is not available in the current language setting.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the R5013 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Set the Maintenance Language:
  
  Go to the user profile settings in SAP.
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