How To Fix TL184 - Enter a valid last translator (see F1 Help)

TL184 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: TL - Messages for language transports

• Message number: 184

• Message text: Enter a valid last translator (see F1 Help)

Your entry in the Last Translator field is not valid.
You can use this field to set your correction worklist to only contain
objects whose active translations were saved by a particular external
translator or by an internal translator.
You can enter the following:
+,,The name of a particular external translator, for example, XX_JONES,
or
+,,INTERNAL
You cannot enter a particular internal translator because the data of
internal translators is anonymized.

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message TL184 - Enter a valid last translator (see F1 Help) ?

  The SAP error message TL184, which states "Enter a valid last translator," typically occurs in the context of translation management within SAP systems, particularly when dealing with text elements that require translation. This error indicates that the system expects a valid entry for the "last translator" field, which is often used to track who last translated a particular text.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing or Invalid Entry: The field for the last translator is either empty or contains an invalid entry (e.g., a user ID that does not exist in the system).
  Authorization Issues: The user may not have the necessary authorizations to enter or modify the last translator field.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be configuration settings in the translation management module that are not set up correctly.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Check User ID: Ensure that the user ID entered in the last translator field is valid and exists in the SAP user master data. You can check this in transaction