How To Fix W0103 - Enter a profile for quotation and order control

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: W0 - Customizing - ISR

• Message number: 103

• Message text: Enter a profile for quotation and order control

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message W0103 - Enter a profile for quotation and order control ?

  SAP Error Message:
  
  W0103 - Enter a profile for quotation and order control
  
  Cause:
  This warning message appears when you try to create or process a sales document (such as a quotation or sales order) in SAP, and the system requires a quotation and order profile to be entered but it is missing or not maintained in the document or master data.
  The quotation and order profile controls how quotations and sales orders are processed, including default values, allowed document types, and other control parameters. If this profile is not specified, the system cannot determine the correct processing rules.
  
  When does it occur?
  
  During creation or change of a sales document (quotation or order).
  When the sales document type or customer master data does not have a quotation and order profile assigned.
  When the system expects a profile but none is entered or found.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check and maintain the Quotation and Order Profile:
  
  Go to transaction OVZ2 (or use the IMG path:
  
  SPRO -> Sales and Distribution -> Sales -> Sales Documents -> Sales Document Header -> Define Quotation and Order Profile).
  Verify that the required quotation and order profile exists and is correctly configured.
  
  
  
  Assign the profile to the sales document type:
  
  Check the sales document type configuration (transaction VOV8).
  Ensure that the quotation and order profile is assigned to the sales document type you are using.
  
  
  
  Assign the profile to the customer master:
  
  In the customer master (transaction XD03 or VD03), check the sales area data.
  Under the sales area data, ensure that the quotation and order profile is maintained.
  
  
  
  Enter the profile manually in the sales document:
  
  When creating or changing the sales document, enter the quotation and order profile in the header data if it is not defaulted.
  
  
  
  Check user exits or customizations:
  
  Sometimes, custom code or user exits might require the profile to be entered explicitly.
  Review any enhancements that might affect the quotation and order profile.
  
  
  
  
  Additional Information:
  
  The quotation and order profile controls important processing parameters such as:
  
  Allowed document types for quotations and orders.
  Default values for sales documents.
  Control of item categories and schedule lines.
  
  
  Missing or incorrect profiles can lead to processing errors or incorrect document behavior.
  This message is a warning (W), so it may allow you to continue, but it is recommended to resolve it to avoid issues downstream.
  
  
  Summary:
  
  
  
  Aspect
  Details
  
  
  
  
  Message Class
  W (Warning)
  
  
  Message Number
  0103
  
  
  Cause
  Quotation and order profile missing or not entered in sales document or master data.
  
  
  Solution
  Maintain and assign the quotation and order profile in sales document type and customer master.
  
  
  Transactions to check
  OVZ2 (Define profile), VOV8 (Sales document type), XD03/VD03 (Customer master)
  
  
  
  
  If you maintain the quotation and order profile correctly, this warning will no longer appear, and sales documents will process according to the defined control parameters.