How To Fix VN402 - No output type for editing was selected or newly created

VN402 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: VN - Nachrichtensteuerung

• Message number: 402

• Message text: No output type for editing was selected or newly created

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message VN402 - No output type for editing was selected or newly created ?

  Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation for the SAP error message VN402: "No output type for editing was selected or newly created":
  
  Error Message:
  VN402 - No output type for editing was selected or newly created
  
  
  Cause:
  This error occurs in the SAP Vendor Invoice Management (VIM) or Invoice Verification (MM-IV) process when you try to edit or process an output (such as a printout, email, or EDI message) for a vendor invoice, but no output type has been selected or created for editing.
  In other words, the system expects you to select an output type (like print, email, or EDI output) to proceed with editing or processing the output, but none was chosen or available.
  
  When does it occur?
  
  When you try to edit an output message in transaction related to invoice processing (e.g., MIRO, MIR4, or VIM transactions).
  When the output determination procedure for the vendor invoice does not have any output types assigned or configured.
  When the