How To Fix WS457 - No descriptions maintained in language &1 for the application status

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WS - Supplier Billing Document

• Message number: 457

• Message text: No descriptions maintained in language &1 for the application status

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WS457 - No descriptions maintained in language &1 for the application status ?

  Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation for the SAP error message:
  
  SAP Error Message:
  WS457 No descriptions maintained in language &1 for the application status
  
  Cause:
  This error occurs when the system tries to display or process an application status, but there is no description maintained for that status in the specified language (&1 represents the language key, e.g., EN for English, DE for German). Application statuses are used in various SAP modules (like Workflow, PM, QM, etc.) to represent different states of an object or process.
  The system expects a description for the status in the user's logon language or the language specified in the context, but it cannot find it in the customizing tables.
  
  Where does this happen?
  
  When displaying or processing application statuses in transactions or reports.
  In workflow or status management scenarios.
  When the system tries to show status texts in a language for which no description exists.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Maintain Descriptions for Application Statuses:
  
  
  Go to the customizing transaction for application statuses. This depends on the module, for example:
  
  For PM (Plant Maintenance): OIS2 or BS22
  For QM (Quality Management): BS22
  For Workflow statuses: Use SWU3 or relevant customizing.
  
  
  
  Alternatively, use transaction BS22 (Change Status Profile) or BS23 (Display Status Profile) to check the status profile and maintain descriptions.
  
  
  
  
  Maintain Descriptions in the Required Language:
  
  In the status profile, select the application status that is causing the issue.
  Check if the description exists for the language &1 (the language code shown in the error).
  If not, add the description in that language.
  
  
  
  Check User Logon Language:
  
  Sometimes the user logs on with a language for which no descriptions are maintained.
  Either maintain descriptions for that language or log on with a language that has descriptions maintained.
  
  
  
  Transport Changes:
  
  If you maintain descriptions in a development system, ensure they are transported to the production system.
  
  
  
  
  Additional Information:
  
  Tables involved:
  
  TJ02T - Texts for statuses (application statuses descriptions)
  TJ02 - Status profiles
  
  
  Languages:
  
  SAP language keys are usually two-character codes, e.g., EN, DE, FR, ES.
  
  
  Related Notes:
  
  Check SAP Notes for your specific module if the problem persists.
  
  
  Debugging:
  
  If you want to debug, check where the status description is fetched and why it is missing.
  
  
  
  
  Summary:
  The error WS457 indicates missing status descriptions in the specified language. To fix it, maintain the missing descriptions for the application statuses in the required language via the status profile customizing transactions.
  
  If you provide the module or context where this error occurs, I can give more precise instructions.