How To Fix WS738 - Error at Text determination

WS738 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WS - Supplier Billing Document

• Message number: 738

• Message text: Error at Text determination

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WS738 - Details

• SAP Error Message:
  WS738 - Error at Text determination
  
  
  Cause:
  The error WS738 typically occurs during the text determination process in SAP, which is used to automatically fetch and assign texts (like item descriptions, notes, or other text elements) to documents such as sales orders, deliveries, or billing documents.
  The main causes for this error are:
  
  Missing or incorrect configuration in the text determination procedure.
  The text determination procedure is not assigned to the relevant application or document type.
  The access sequence or condition records for text determination are incomplete or missing.
  The system cannot find a valid text object or text ID for the given context.
  Customizing inconsistencies or missing entries in the text determination customizing.
  
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the WS738 error, follow these steps:
  
  
  Check Text Determination Procedure:
  
  Go to transaction VOTXN (for SD texts) or the relevant customizing path for your module.
  Verify that the correct text determination procedure is assigned to the application (e.g., sales document type, delivery type).
  Ensure that