How To Fix T0823 - Correspondence type & does not exist

T0823 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: T0 - General Treasury

• Message number: 823

• Message text: Correspondence type & does not exist

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message T0823 - Correspondence type & does not exist ?

  The SAP error message T0823, which states "Correspondence type & does not exist," typically occurs when the system is unable to find a specified correspondence type in the configuration. This can happen in various SAP modules, particularly in Financial Accounting (FI) or other areas where correspondence types are used for communication with customers or vendors.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Configuration: The specified correspondence type has not been defined in the system.
  Incorrect Input: The correspondence type entered may be misspelled or does not match any existing types in the system.
  Authorization Issues: The user may not have the necessary authorizations to access the correspondence type.
  Transport Issues: If the configuration was recently transported from another system, it may not have been properly imported.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Configuration:
  
  Go to the transaction code OB77 (for FI) or the relevant transaction for your module.
  Verify if the correspondence type exists in the system. If it does not, you will need to create it.
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