How To Fix VHU01081 - Enter an item category

VHU01081 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: VHU01 - Message ID for Master Data Maintenance Packing Objects

• Message number: 081

• Message text: Enter an item category

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message VHU01081 - Enter an item category ?

  SAP Error Message:
  VHU01081 - Enter an item category
  
  
  Cause:
  This error occurs when you are trying to process a sales document (such as a sales order, delivery, or billing document) and the system requires an item category to be entered for one or more line items, but it is missing or not determined automatically.
  The item category controls how the item behaves in the sales document (e.g., whether it is a standard item, a free-of-charge item, a text item, a service, etc.). If the system cannot determine the item category based on the sales document type, item category group, and other configuration settings, it prompts you to enter it manually.
  
  Common Reasons for the Error:
  
  The item category is not maintained or configured properly in customizing.
  The item category group in the material master or sales document is missing or incorrect.
  The sales document type or item category determination procedure is incomplete or incorrect.
  The system cannot find