How To Fix WJ018 - No relevant label types are assigned to mat. group &1 and cust. group &2

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WJ - Additionals

• Message number: 018

• Message text: No relevant label types are assigned to mat. group &1 and cust. group &2

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WJ018 - No relevant label types are assigned to mat. group &1 and cust. group &2 ?

  Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation for the SAP error message:
  
  SAP Error Message:
  WJ018 No relevant label types are assigned to mat. group &1 and cust. group &2
  
  Meaning / Cause:
  This warning message occurs in SAP when the system tries to determine the appropriate label types for a combination of material group (&1) and customer group (&2), but no relevant label types have been assigned to this combination in the system configuration.
  In other words, the system is looking for label types (used for printing labels, packaging, or shipping documents) that correspond to the specific material group and customer group, but it cannot find any entries in the customizing tables that link these groups to label types.
  
  Where it occurs:
  
  Typically during delivery processing, shipping, or label printing.
  When the system attempts to print labels for materials being shipped to customers.
  In the logistics execution or shipping module, especially when using label determination functionality.
  
  
  Cause Details:
  
  The customizing for label determination is incomplete or missing.
  No entries exist in the configuration table that assigns label types to the combination of material group and customer group.
  The system relies on these assignments to know which label formats to use for printing.
  
  
  Solution / How to fix:
  
  
  Check and maintain label determination customizing:
  
  
  Go to transaction SPRO ? Logistics Execution ? Shipping ? Basic Shipping Functions ? Label Determination ? Assign Label Types to Material Group and Customer Group.
  
  
  Alternatively, use the IMG path:
  SPRO ? Logistics Execution ? Shipping ? Basic Shipping Functions ? Label Determination ? Assign Label Types to Material Group and Customer Group
  
  
  Here, assign the relevant label types to the material group (&1) and customer group (&2) combination that is causing the warning.
  
  
  
  
  Verify material group and customer group values:
  
  Ensure that the material group and customer group values used in the delivery or shipping document are correct and consistent with the customizing.
  
  
  
  Check label types:
  
  Make sure that the label types assigned are valid and active.
  Label types are defined in the system and linked to label forms or print programs.
  
  
  
  Test label printing:
  
  After maintaining the assignments, test the label printing process again to confirm that the warning no longer appears.
  
  
  
  
  Additional Information:
  
  Material Group: A classification of materials used in SAP to group similar materials.
  Customer Group: A classification of customers used to group customers with similar characteristics.
  Label Types: These define the format and content of labels printed for shipments or packaging.
  This message is a warning (WJ018), so it may not stop processing but indicates that labels may not print correctly or at all.
  Proper label determination is important for compliance with shipping and packaging requirements.
  
  
  Summary:
  
  
  
  Aspect
  Description
  
  
  
  
  Error Code
  WJ018
  
  
  Message
  No relevant label types are assigned to material group &1 and customer group &2
  
  
  Cause
  Missing or incomplete assignment of label types to material and customer group combination
  
  
  Solution
  Maintain label type assignments in customizing under label determination settings
  
  
  Transaction
  SPRO ? Logistics Execution ? Shipping ? Basic Shipping Functions ? Label Determination
  
  
  
  
  If you need further help, please provide the material group and customer group values, and I can guide you through the exact customizing steps.