How To Fix WS459 - No descriptions maintained in language &1 for profit groups

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WS - Supplier Billing Document

• Message number: 459

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

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WS459 - No descriptions maintained in language &1 for profit groups ?

  SAP Error Message:
  
  WS459 – No descriptions maintained in language &1 for profit groups
  
  Cause:
  This error occurs when the system tries to display or process profit groups, but there are no descriptions maintained for these profit groups in the specified language (&1). Essentially, the profit group master data exists, but the language-dependent description texts are missing for the language in which the user is working.
  
  Explanation:
  
  Profit groups are organizational units used in controlling (CO) or profitability analysis (CO-PA).
  Each profit group should have a description maintained in the relevant languages.
  If the description for the profit group is missing in the user’s logon language, the system cannot display the name and throws this error.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Maintain Descriptions for Profit Groups:
  
  Go to transaction KCH1 (Maintain Profit Groups).
  Select the relevant profit group(s).
  Choose the language indicated in the error message (&1).
  Enter the description for the profit group in that language.
  Save the entries.
  
  
  
  Check User Logon Language:
  
  Verify the user’s logon language.
  If necessary, maintain descriptions in that language or change the user logon language to one for which descriptions exist.
  
  
  
  Mass Maintenance (if many profit groups are affected):
  
  Use report or mass maintenance tools to upload descriptions for multiple profit groups in the required languages.
  
  
  
  
  Related Information:
  
  
  Transaction Codes:
  
  KCH1 – Maintain Profit Groups
  KCH2 – Change Profit Groups
  KCH3 – Display Profit Groups
  
  
  
  Tables:
  
  CEPC – Profit Center Master Data (profit groups are related to profit centers)
  TKA01 – Profit Group Descriptions (language-dependent texts)
  
  
  
  Notes:
  
  Always ensure that master data texts are maintained in all relevant languages used in your system landscape.
  Missing descriptions can cause issues in reports, data entry screens, and interfaces.
  
  
  
  
  Summary:
  The error WS459 indicates missing language-dependent descriptions for profit groups. To resolve it, maintain the missing descriptions in the indicated language using transaction KCH1 or related tools. This ensures proper display and processing of profit groups in the system.