How To Fix WG029 - Item cat. & could not be decoded. Choose &

WG029 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WG - Messages for store order and investment buy

• Message number: 029

• Message text: Item cat. & could not be decoded. Choose &

What causes this issue?

The transmitted item category is unknown.

System Response

The item category is replaced by a useful standard value.

How to fix this error?

Please transmit a known item category into the system or leave the
field empty.

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WG029 - Details

• The SAP error message:
  WG029 - Item cat. & could not be decoded. Choose &
  typically occurs in the context of Sales and Distribution (SD) or Materials Management (MM) when the system cannot determine or decode the item category for a particular document item.
  
  Cause
  
  Item category determination failed: The system tries to determine the item category for a sales order, delivery, or billing document item but cannot find a valid item category based on the combination of sales document type, item usage, higher-level item category, and other factors.
  Missing or incorrect configuration: The item category determination procedure is incomplete or incorrectly maintained in customizing.
  Incorrect or missing master data: The material master or sales document data might be incomplete or inconsistent, causing the system to fail in decoding the item category.
  User input error: Sometimes, the user might have entered an invalid or unsupported item category manually.
  
  
  Solution
  
  
  Check Item Category Determination Procedure:
  
  Go to SPRO ? Sales and