How To Fix /SCWM/MFS049 - Telegram category or telegram type must be entered

/SCWM/MFS049 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /SCWM/MFS -

• Message number: 049

• Message text: Telegram category or telegram type must be entered

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/SCWM/MFS049 - Details

• The SAP error message /SCWM/MFS049 indicates that a required field for the telegram category or telegram type is not filled in. This error typically occurs in the context of the SAP Extended Warehouse Management (EWM) system, particularly when dealing with the Mobile Framework System (MFS) integration.
  
  Cause:
  The error is triggered when:
  
  The telegram category or telegram type is not specified in the relevant configuration or transaction.
  The system expects these fields to be populated for processing messages related to warehouse operations, but they are missing.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Check Configuration:
  
  Navigate to the configuration settings for MFS in your SAP system.
  Ensure that the telegram categories and types are properly defined in the system.
  Go to the transaction code SPRO and follow the path: Logistics Execution -> Extended Warehouse Management -> Mobile Framework System -> Define Telegram Categories and Types
  
  Verify that the necessary telegram categories and types are created and active.
  
  
  
  Input Required