How To Fix VT357 - If necessary, enter a configuration strategy

VT357 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: VT - Vertriebstabellen

• Message number: 357

• Message text: If necessary, enter a configuration strategy

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message VT357 - If necessary, enter a configuration strategy ?

  The SAP error message VT357 typically occurs in the context of the SAP system's configuration for variant configuration (VC). This error indicates that a configuration strategy is required for the product being configured, but it has not been defined or is missing.
  
  Cause:
  The error message VT357 is triggered when:
  
  A product that requires a configuration strategy is being configured, but no strategy has been assigned to it.
  The configuration profile for the material does not have a valid configuration strategy defined.
  The configuration strategy is not properly set up in the system.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the VT357 error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Check Configuration Profile:
  
  Go to the material master record of the product in question.
  Check the configuration profile assigned to the material. Ensure that it is correctly set up.
  
  
  
  Define Configuration Strategy:
  
  If a configuration strategy is not defined, you need to create one. This can be done in the SAP system using transaction code CU01 (for creating