How To Fix WS018 - Description for activity reason & not defined in language &

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WS - Supplier Billing Document

• Message number: 018

• Message text: Description for activity reason & not defined in language &

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WS018 - Description for activity reason & not defined in language & ?

  The SAP error message:
  WS018 - Description for activity reason & not defined in language &
  
  
  Cause:
  This error occurs when you try to use or display an activity reason in a particular language, but the description for that activity reason has not been maintained (i.e., it is missing) in the specified language in the system.
  
  Activity reason: This is a code used in SAP to specify reasons for activities such as service confirmations, service orders, or other business processes.
  The system expects a description for this activity reason in the language you are currently using.
  If the description is missing, SAP throws this error.
  
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you need to maintain the description for the activity reason in the required language.
  Steps to fix:
  
  
  Identify the activity reason code and the language for which the description is missing (these are shown in the error message placeholders &).
  
  
  Maintain the description:
  
  Use transaction SPRO to navigate to the customizing path