How To Fix VR646 - Processing of user status is not possible (status profile missing)

VR646 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: VR - Output for SD Reporting

• Message number: 646

• Message text: Processing of user status is not possible (status profile missing)

What causes this issue?

During processing no status profile valid for sales documents was
found. The conversion of the <GL:user_status>user status</> entered in
the selection criteria is required for processing but cannot be carried
out.

System Response

The selection report is unable to process the user status.

How to fix this error?

If you wish to work with the user status in sales documents, please
make sure you have maintained a user status profile for sales document
type and item category in Customizing.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message VR646 - Processing of user status is not possible (status profile missing) ?

  SAP Error Message:
  VR646 - Processing of user status is not possible (status profile missing)
  
  
  Cause:
  This error occurs when you try to process or change a user status in an SAP object (such as a sales order, production order, service order, etc.), but the system cannot find the required status profile assigned to that object. The status profile defines the possible user statuses and their allowed transitions. Without a status profile, the system cannot validate or process user status changes.
  
  Explanation:
  
  User statuses are custom statuses defined by the user to represent additional states of an object beyond the standard system statuses.
  These user statuses are grouped and controlled by a status profile.
  Each object type (e.g., sales order, production order) can have a status profile assigned to it.
  If the status profile is missing or not assigned, the system cannot process user status changes, leading to error VR646.
  
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check if a status profile is assigned to the