How To Fix VF103 - The material short text is missing in transaction &1 &2.

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: VF - Billing

• Message number: 103

• Message text: The material short text is missing in transaction &1 &2.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message VF103 - The material short text is missing in transaction &1 &2. ?

  The SAP error message VF103 indicates that there is a missing short text for a material in the context of a billing document (transaction &1 &2). This error typically occurs when you are trying to create or process a billing document, and the system cannot find the short text for one or more materials involved in the transaction.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Material Short Text: The most common cause is that the material master record for the affected material does not have a short text defined in the relevant language.
  Incorrect Material Master Data: The material may not be properly set up in the system, or it may have been deleted or marked for deletion.
  Language Settings: The language settings in the user profile or the material master may not match, leading to the short text not being found.
  Data Inconsistency: There may be inconsistencies in the data due to changes in the material master or issues