How To Fix WB2B021 - The status group for trading contract type &1 is not maintained

WB2B021 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WB2B - Trading Contract

• Message number: 021

• Message text: The status group for trading contract type &1 is not maintained

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WB2B021 - The status group for trading contract type &1 is not maintained ?

  The SAP error message WB2B021 indicates that the status group for a specific trading contract type is not maintained in the system. This error typically arises when you are trying to create or process a trading contract, and the system cannot find the necessary configuration for the status group associated with that contract type.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Configuration: The status group for the specified trading contract type has not been defined in the system.
  Incorrect Contract Type: The contract type being used may not be correctly set up or may not exist in the configuration.
  Transport Issues: If the configuration was recently transported from another system, it may not have been properly imported.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the WB2B021 error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Check Configuration:
  
  Go to the transaction code SPRO (SAP Reference IMG).
  Navigate to the relevant path for maintaining trading contract types. This is usually found under:Logistics ? Materials Management ? Purchasing ? Contract ? Define Contract