How To Fix W8423 - Create a start condition; click the required event linkage

W8423 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: W8 - Workflow: Expressions, data flow

• Message number: 423

• Message text: Create a start condition; click the required event linkage

What causes this issue?

In the mode <ZK>Create start condition</>, a list of event linkages is
displayed to which no start conditions have yet been assigned. The list
is compiled in accordance with the search criteria you specified in the
upper screen area. Single-clicking on an entry in the list (= an event
linkage) calls the condition editor, with which you can now enter a
start condition for this event linkage. When you return from the
condition editor, you automatically return to the mode <ZK>Edit/display
</> <ZK>start condition</>, in which you can modify the start condition
and the associated attributes of the start condition.

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

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

Smart SAP Assistant

• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message W8423 - Create a start condition; click the required event linkage ?

  SAP Error Message:
  W8423 - Create a start condition; click the required event linkage
  
  
  Cause:
  This warning message typically appears in SAP when you are working with Event Linkages in the context of Workflow or Event Management and you have not yet defined a start condition for the event linkage. The system requires a start condition to determine when the event linkage should be triggered.
  In other words, the system expects you to specify under what condition(s) the event linkage should start, but this has not been done yet.
  
  Explanation:
  
  Event Linkage is a mechanism in SAP Workflow or Event Management that links an event to a workflow or a process.
  A start condition is a logical condition that controls when the event linkage should be activated.
  Without a start condition, the system cannot decide when to trigger the event linkage, hence the warning.
  
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Create a Start Condition:
  
  Go to the event linkage maintenance screen.
  Select the event linkage for which