How To Fix VG214 - Header texts have been recorded over the IDOC

VG214 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: VG - EDI Messages in SD

• Message number: 214

• Message text: Header texts have been recorded over the IDOC

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message VG214 - Header texts have been recorded over the IDOC ?

  Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation regarding the SAP error message VG214 - Header texts have been recorded over the IDOC:
  
  SAP Error Message: VG214
  Text: Header texts have been recorded over the IDOC
  
  Cause
  This message typically occurs during the processing of IDocs related to Vendor Master Data (e.g., message type CREMAS or DEBMAS for customer master, or VENDORMASTER for vendor master) or during the creation/change of purchasing documents or vendor master data via IDocs.
  
  The error indicates that header texts (such as long texts or notes attached to the header of a document) have been included or recorded in the IDoc segments.
  However, the system or the processing function module expects these texts to be handled differently or not to be present in the IDoc in the current context.
  It can also mean that the IDoc contains header text segments that are not expected or are incorrectly formatted.
  Sometimes, this happens if the IDoc is generated or