How To Fix W5144 - No documents available

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: W5 - Messages for MM-WEB Applications and BAPIs

• Message number: 144

• Message text: No documents available

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message W5144 - No documents available ?

  SAP Error Message:
  
  W5144 - No documents available
  
  Cause:
  The warning message W5144 "No documents available" typically occurs when a user tries to display or process documents (such as accounting documents, material documents, or other transactional documents) in SAP, but the system cannot find any documents matching the selection criteria entered.
  Common scenarios include:
  
  Running a report or transaction with selection parameters that do not correspond to any existing documents.
  Trying to display documents for a specific period, document number, or other criteria where no documents exist.
  Data might not have been posted yet or has been archived/deleted.
  Incorrect or overly restrictive selection criteria.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Selection Criteria:
  
  Verify the input parameters (dates, document numbers, company codes, etc.) to ensure they are correct and not too restrictive.
  Broaden the selection criteria to include a wider range or different parameters.
  
  
  
  Verify Document Existence:
  
  Confirm that the documents you expect to see actually exist in the system.
  Use other transactions or reports to check if the documents are posted.
  
  
  
  Check Posting Status:
  
  Ensure that the documents have been posted and not just saved as drafts or parked documents.
  
  
  
  Check Authorization:
  
  Make sure the user has the necessary authorizations to view the documents.
  
  
  
  Check Archiving:
  
  If documents have been archived, they will not appear in standard document display transactions.
  Use archive information system or appropriate transactions to access archived documents.
  
  
  
  Technical Checks:
  
  If the problem persists despite correct criteria, check for any system inconsistencies or database issues.
  Consult SAP Notes or Basis team if needed.
  
  
  
  
  Related Information:
  
  
  This message is a warning (W), not an error, meaning the system is informing you that no data was found but the transaction or report itself is not failing.
  
  
  Common transactions where this message appears include:
  
  FB03 (Display Document)
  MB51 (Material Document List)
  FBL1N/FBL3N/FBL5N (Vendor/GL/Customer Line Item Display)
  Various reports and custom programs that list documents.
  
  
  
  If you frequently encounter this message, consider:
  
  Adjusting default selection parameters.
  Training users on proper selection criteria.
  Implementing checks in custom reports to handle empty result sets gracefully.
  
  
  
  
  Summary:
  
  
  
  Aspect
  Details
  
  
  
  
  Cause
  No documents found matching the selection criteria.
  
  
  Solution
  Verify and broaden selection criteria, check document posting and authorizations.
  
  
  Info
  Warning message indicating empty result set; common in document display and reporting.
  
  
  
  
  If you provide the specific transaction or context where you see this message, I can give more tailored advice.