How To Fix VN2042 - Output type without condition access

VN2042 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: VN2 - Output Class for RSNASTCK

• Message number: 042

• Message text: Output type without condition access

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VN2042 - Details

• SAP Error Message:
  VN2042 - Output type without condition access
  
  
  Cause:
  This error occurs when you try to process or maintain an output type in the Purchasing module (MM-PUR) or Sales and Distribution (SD) module, but the system cannot find a valid condition access sequence assigned to that output type. In other words, the output type is not linked to any condition records or condition tables that control its determination.
  Typically, this happens because:
  
  The output type is not assigned to any condition table or access sequence.
  The condition records for the output type are missing or incomplete.
  The output determination procedure is not properly configured.
  The output type is used in a context where condition access is mandatory but missing.
  
  
  Explanation:
  In SAP, output types (like print, email, EDI outputs) are determined via output determination procedures. These procedures use condition techniques similar to pricing, where condition records control when and how outputs are triggered.
  If the output type does not