How To Fix SLS_LORD041 - Item category &1 does not support user status

SLS_LORD041 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: SLS_LORD - Lean Order Prozess

• Message number: 041

• Message text: Item category &1 does not support user status

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SLS_LORD041 - Details

• The SAP error message SLS_LORD041 indicates that the item category specified in the transaction does not support user status. This typically occurs in the context of sales and distribution (SD) or logistics processes where user statuses are defined for items in sales documents, deliveries, or other related transactions.
  
  Cause:
  
  Item Category Configuration: The item category you are using may not be configured to support user statuses. In SAP, item categories can be set up with various attributes, and one of those attributes is whether they can utilize user statuses.
  User Status Configuration: The user status itself may not be properly defined or linked to the item category in question.
  Transaction Type: The transaction type being used may not be compatible with the item category's settings regarding user statuses.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Item Category Configuration:
  
  Go to the configuration settings for the item category in transaction code VOV4 (for sales document item categories) or OVI4 (for delivery item categories).
  Verify