How To Fix /SCMTMS/TEND218 - Doc. for e-mail text &1 not available in requested or default language

/SCMTMS/TEND218 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /SCMTMS/TEND -

• Message number: 218

• Message text: Doc. for e-mail text &1 not available in requested or default language

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message /SCMTMS/TEND218 - Doc. for e-mail text &1 not available in requested or default language ?

  The SAP error message /SCMTMS/TEND218 indicates that a document for the email text is not available in the requested or default language. This typically occurs in the context of SAP Transportation Management (TM) when trying to send an email notification or document that requires a specific text in a certain language.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Texts: The email text or document template is not maintained for the language that is being requested. This can happen if the system is set to a language that does not have the corresponding text maintained in the system.
  Language Settings: The user’s language settings or the default language settings for the document may not match the available texts in the system.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be configuration issues in the SAP TM system that prevent the correct texts from being retrieved.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Maintain Email Texts:
  
  Go to the transaction code SE75 (SAPscript Texts) or SO10 (Text Management) to maintain the missing texts.
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