How To Fix WS087 - Description of credit control area & does not exist in language &

WS087 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WS - Supplier Billing Document

• Message number: 087

• Message text: Description of credit control area & does not exist in language &

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WS087 - Details

• Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation for the SAP error message WS087:
  
  SAP Error Message: WS087
  Text: Description of credit control area & does not exist in language &
  
  
  Cause:
  This error occurs when the system tries to display the description of a Credit Control Area in a particular language, but the description for that credit control area is not maintained or does not exist in the specified language.
  
  The credit control area exists in the system, but its description is missing for the language in which the user is currently working.
  This can happen if the credit control area was created without maintaining descriptions in all required languages.
  The system tries to fetch the description text for display but fails because the language-specific entry is missing.
  
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you need to maintain the description of the credit control area in the required language(s):
  
  
  Go to Transaction Code: OB45
  This transaction is used to maintain credit control areas.
  
  
  Select the