How To Fix VG012 - ISO country key & is not assigned (header).

VG012 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: VG - EDI Messages in SD

• Message number: 012

• Message text: ISO country key & is not assigned (header).

What causes this issue?

In the header of the <GL:EDI>EDI</>-intermediate document
<GL:Intermediate_Document>(intermediate document)</> there is an ISO
country code which is not maintained in the global parameters for the
respective country.

How to fix this error?

If the ISO country code should be supplied, make the appropriate entry.
Otherwise you should find out how the unauthorized value got into the
intermediate document.
If you have the authorization, change the ISO country code as required
in <GL:Customizing>Customizing</>.
If not, inform your system administrator.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message VG012 - ISO country key & is not assigned (header). ?

  SAP Error Message:
  VG012 - ISO country key & is not assigned (header).
  
  
  Cause:
  This error occurs when the ISO country key (country code) entered in the document header is not assigned or maintained in the system for the relevant organizational data or transaction. Essentially, SAP expects a valid and assigned ISO country key for the transaction, but it is missing or incorrectly configured.
  
  Explanation:
  
  The ISO country key is a standardized two-character country code (e.g., DE for Germany, US for United States).
  SAP uses this key in various master data and transactional data to identify countries.
  If the country key is not assigned or maintained properly in the system, SAP cannot process the document and throws this error.
  This often happens in logistics documents like deliveries, shipments, or sales orders where the country key is mandatory.
  
  
  Common Scenarios:
  
  The country key is missing in the customer or vendor master data.
  The country key is not assigned in the relevant customizing