How To Fix WS458 - No descriptions maintained in language &1 for status groups

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WS - Supplier Billing Document

• Message number: 458

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

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WS458 - No descriptions maintained in language &1 for status groups ?

  SAP Error Message:
  
  WS458 - No descriptions maintained in language &1 for status groups
  
  Cause:
  This error occurs when the system tries to display or process status groups (such as those used in status management for objects like orders, notifications, etc.) but cannot find the description texts for these status groups in the specified language (&1). Essentially, the status group exists, but its language-dependent description is missing in the system for the language in which the user or process is operating.
  
  Explanation:
  
  Status groups are used in SAP to group various statuses for business objects.
  Each status group should have a description maintained in the relevant languages.
  If the description for the status group is missing in the language currently used (e.g., EN for English, DE for German), SAP raises this error.
  This can happen if the status group was created or transported without maintaining descriptions in all required languages.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check the Language Parameter:
  
  Identify the language (&1) mentioned in the error message.
  This is the language in which the description is missing.
  
  
  
  Maintain Descriptions for Status Groups:
  
  Use transaction BS22 (Status Groups) or BS23 (Status Profiles) depending on your SAP version and object.
  Enter the status group that is causing the error.
  Maintain the description texts in the missing language.
  Save the entries.
  
  
  
  Transport the Changes (if applicable):
  
  If you are working in a development or quality system, transport the description changes to production.
  
  
  
  Verify Language Settings:
  
  Ensure that the user’s logon language or the language context in which the process runs is supported and descriptions exist.
  
  
  
  Check for Missing Translations:
  
  If the status group was created in one language only, consider maintaining translations for all relevant languages used in your system landscape.
  
  
  
  
  Related Information:
  
  
  Transaction Codes:
  
  BS22 - Maintain Status Groups
  BS23 - Maintain Status Profiles
  SE63 - Translation tool (if you want to translate descriptions)
  
  
  
  Tables:
  
  TJ02T - Status Group Texts (language-dependent descriptions)
  TJ02 - Status Groups (technical data)
  
  
  
  Notes and Documentation:
  
  SAP Notes related to status management and language-dependent texts may provide additional guidance.
  Check OSS notes if the problem persists after maintaining descriptions.
  
  
  
  
  Summary:
  The error WS458 indicates missing language-dependent descriptions for status groups. To fix it, maintain the missing descriptions in the required language using transaction BS22 or BS23. This ensures that the system can display the status group names properly in the user’s language context.
  
  If you need help with the exact steps in your SAP system version, please provide the module or object type (e.g., PM, SD, MM) where the error occurs.