How To Fix UCMI039 - Doc.type &1: Document field "&2" must be permanently fixed

UCMI039 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: UCMI - Messages for Breakdown Category, Item, Document Type, ...

• Message number: 039

• Message text: Doc.type &1: Document field "&2" must be permanently fixed

What causes this issue?

In document type customizing on the <ZK>Document Field Options</> tab,
you can choose options for "fixing" document fields. Note that if the
document type is used for consolidation of investments, the document
fields with the role <ZK>investee unit</> must have the fixing option
<ZK>permanent</>.
However, in document type &V1& the fixing option for document field '
&V2&' is not <ZK>permanent </>even though the field has the role
<ZK>investee unit</> and the document type is used for consolidation of
investments.

System Response

Processing is terminated.

How to fix this error?

In document type &V1&, choose the fixing option <ZK>permanent</> for
document field '&V2&'.

Procedure for System Administrators

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 UCMI039 - Doc.type &1: Document field "&2" must be permanently fixed ?

  The SAP error message UCMI039 indicates that a specific document field in a document type must be permanently fixed. This error typically arises in the context of document management or document processing within SAP, particularly when dealing with document types that have specific requirements for certain fields.
  
  Cause:
  The error occurs when a document is being processed, and a required field (denoted by "&2" in the error message) is not set to a permanent value. This can happen due to various reasons, such as:
  
  Field Configuration: The document type configuration may require certain fields to be fixed (i.e., they cannot be changed after the document is created).
  Incomplete Data Entry: The user may not have filled in all required fields or may have left a field in a temporary state.
  Document Status: The document may be in a status that does not allow changes to certain fields.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the UCMI039 error, you can take the