How To Fix VO245 - Item & is a text item

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: VO - W&S: Rough workload forecast + picking wave

• Message number: 245

• Message text: Item & is a text item

What causes this issue?

Within the delivery &V2& you have created the item &V1&.
This item does not contain any article or material number. Therefore,
no logistics load category can be derived from the master record. The
logistics load category is required for calculating the workload so
that this calculation cannot take place.
Furthermore, the other relevant load data, such as weight and volume,
cannot be determined from this item.

System Response

This item is not included in the update of the data for the rough
workload forecast.

How to fix this error?

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message VO245 - Item & is a text item ?

  SAP Error Message:
  
  VO245 - Item & is a text item
  
  Cause:
  The error message VO245 occurs in SAP Sales and Distribution (SD) module when you try to perform an operation on an item that is defined as a text item rather than a standard item. Text items in sales documents are used to include additional descriptive text or notes and do not represent actual goods or services that can be processed like normal items (e.g., they cannot be delivered, billed, or have pricing conditions applied).
  For example, if you try to create a delivery or billing document for a text item, or if you try to assign a material or perform item-related processing, SAP will raise this error because text items are not meant for such processing.
  
  Explanation:
  
  Text items are used to add free text or explanatory notes in sales documents.
  They do not have material numbers, quantities, or pricing conditions.
  They cannot be included in delivery or billing documents.
  Operations like copying, pricing, or delivery creation on text items are restricted.
  
  
  When does this error typically occur?
  
  When you try to create a delivery or billing document for a sales order item that is a text item.
  When you try to assign a material or perform item-related processing on a text item.
  When customizing or user-exits incorrectly treat text items as standard items.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check the item category:
  
  Verify the item category of the item causing the error.
  Text items usually have item categories like TANN (Text item) or similar.
  You can check this in the sales order item details.
  
  
  
  Avoid processing text items as standard items:
  
  Do not try to create deliveries or billing documents for text items.
  Ensure that your business process or custom code excludes text items from such processing.
  
  
  
  Adjust your process or program logic:
  
  If this error occurs in a custom program or user-exit, add logic to skip text items.
  For example, check the item category and process only non-text items.
  
  
  
  If you need to include text in documents:
  
  Use text items only for informational purposes.
  For actual goods or services, use standard item categories.
  
  
  
  Check configuration:
  
  In transaction VOV7 (Define Item Categories), verify the settings for the text item category.
  Ensure that the item category is correctly defined as a text item and not assigned to processes like delivery or billing.
  
  
  
  
  Related Information:
  
  
  Transaction codes:
  
  VA01 / VA02 / VA03 – Create/Change/Display Sales Order
  VL01N / VL02N – Create/Change Delivery
  VF01 – Create Billing Document
  VOV7 – Define Item Categories
  
  
  
  SAP Notes and Documentation:
  
  SAP Help Portal on Sales Document Item Categories
  SAP Notes related to item category processing and text items
  
  
  
  Common item categories for text items:
  
  TANN – Text item
  TAS – Text item for services
  
  
  
  
  Summary:
  
  Cause: Attempting to process a text item as a standard item.
  Solution: Do not process text items for delivery, billing, or material-related operations. Adjust your process or code to exclude text items.
  Check: Item category and business process flow.
  
  
  If you provide the exact transaction or scenario where this error occurs, I can help with more specific guidance.