How To Fix WS497 - Enter the default application status for profit simulation

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WS - Supplier Billing Document

• Message number: 497

• Message text: Enter the default application status for profit simulation

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WS497 - Enter the default application status for profit simulation ?

  SAP Error Message:
  WS497 - Enter the default application status for profit simulation
  
  
  Cause:
  This error occurs when you are trying to perform a profit simulation in SAP (typically in Controlling or Profitability Analysis modules), but the system requires a default application status to be entered or maintained. The application status is necessary for the system to correctly simulate the profit and loss scenario based on the status of the document or transaction.
  In other words, the system expects a default status to be defined for the profit simulation process, and if it is missing or not maintained, the error WS497 is triggered.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you need to maintain the default application status for profit simulation in the system configuration.
  Steps to fix:
  
  
  Go to the IMG (Implementation Guide):
  Use transaction code SPRO and navigate to the relevant configuration path.
  
  
  Path to maintain default application status:
  The exact path may vary depending on the module, but generally, for