How To Fix W9013 - No long text exists

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: W9 - IS-R: External messages POS system

• Message number: 013

• Message text: No long text exists

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message W9013 - No long text exists ?

  Certainly! Here's detailed information about the SAP error message W9013: No long text exists:
  
  SAP Error Message: W9013 - No long text exists
  
  Cause:
  The message W9013 No long text exists typically occurs when a user or a program tries to access or display a long text (also called a long description or detailed text) for an object (such as a material, document, order, or message) but no long text has been created or maintained for that object.
  In SAP, long texts are stored separately from the main master data or transactional data and are often maintained via transaction codes like SO10 (Standard Texts), ME23N (Purchase Order long text), or other specific long text maintenance screens.
  Common scenarios causing this error:
  
  Attempting to display or print a document that references a long text which has not been created.
  Custom programs or standard SAP reports trying to fetch long text entries that do not exist.
  Missing long text entries due to incomplete master data or transactional data maintenance.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Maintain the Long Text:
  
  Identify the object (e.g., material, purchase order, message type) for which the long text is missing.
  Use the appropriate transaction to create or maintain the long text.
  
  For example:
  
  SO10 for standard texts.
  ME22N or ME23N for purchase order long texts.
  IW32 for maintenance order long texts.
  VA02 for sales order long texts.
  
  
  
  
  Enter the required long text and save.
  
  
  
  Check Program or Report Logic:
  
  If the error occurs in a custom program or report, verify that the logic correctly checks for the existence of long text before trying to display or process it.
  Implement error handling or conditional checks to avoid trying to read non-existent long texts.
  
  
  
  Data Consistency Check:
  
  Run consistency checks or data validation to ensure that all required long texts are maintained for critical documents or master data.
  Use SAP standard reports or custom reports to identify missing long texts.
  
  
  
  Transport and System Copy Issues:
  
  Sometimes, long texts might be missing due to incomplete transports or system copies.
  Verify that long texts are included in transports if relevant.
  Re-import or manually maintain missing long texts if necessary.
  
  
  
  
  Related Information:
  
  Long Text Storage: Long texts are stored in SAP tables such as STXH (long text header) and STXL (long text lines).
  Transaction Codes for Long Text:
  
  SO10 - Standard Text Maintenance
  SE75 - SAPscript Text Elements
  Application-specific transactions (e.g., ME22N, IW32, VA02) for document long texts.
  
  
  SAP Notes: Check SAP Notes related to long text issues if the problem persists or is related to a specific module.
  User Authorization: Ensure users have authorization to maintain or display long texts.
  Debugging: If the error occurs in a custom program, debugging the code where the long text is read can help identify why the text is missing or not found.
  
  
  Summary:
  
  
  
  Aspect
  Details
  
  
  
  
  Error
  W9013 No long text exists
  
  
  Cause
  Attempt to access a non-existent long text
  
  
  Solution
  Maintain the missing long text via appropriate transaction; check program logic and data consistency
  
  
  Related
  Long texts stored in STXH and STXL; use SO10, ME22N, etc. to maintain
  
  
  
  
  If you provide the specific context (module, transaction, or program) where this error occurs, I can give more tailored advice.