How To Fix VG013 - ISO country key & is not assigned (item &)

VG013 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: VG - EDI Messages in SD

• Message number: 013

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

What causes this issue?

In the specified item of the <GL:EDI>EDI</>
<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 VG013 - ISO country key & is not assigned (item &) ?

  The SAP error message:
  VG013 ISO country key & is not assigned (item &)
  typically occurs in the context of vendor master data or purchasing documents when the system expects a valid ISO country key but finds that the country key is either missing or not properly assigned.
  
  Cause
  
  The ISO country key (a two-character country code, e.g., DE for Germany, US for United States) is either not maintained or not assigned to the relevant entity in the system.
  This can happen if:
  The country key is missing in the vendor master record or purchasing info record.
  The country key is not assigned to the relevant organizational unit or document item.
  The country key is not maintained in the system customizing.
  
  
  Sometimes, the error occurs during document creation (e.g., purchase order, invoice) when the system tries to validate the country key for tax, customs, or legal reasons.
  
  
  Solution
  
  
  Check and maintain the ISO country key:
  
  Go to transaction OBYZ or SPRO ?