How To Fix WS817 - The minimum margin for profit group &1 has no currency key

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WS - Supplier Billing Document

• Message number: 817

• Message text: The minimum margin for profit group &1 has no currency key

What causes this issue?

An error has occurred in Customizing.

System Response

The function was cancelled.

How to fix this error?

INCLUDE ISR_VERWALTUNG OBJECT DOKU ID TX

Procedure for System Administrators

Check the Customizing settings in your system for
<DS:SIMG.W_WLFA_0021>Profit Groups</>. No currency key was been entered
for the minimal margin for profit group &v1&.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WS817 - The minimum margin for profit group &1 has no currency key ?

  SAP Error Message:
  WS817 – "The minimum margin for profit group &1 has no currency key"
  
  
  Cause:
  This error occurs when the system tries to process or validate the minimum margin settings for a specific profit group, but the currency key (currency code) for that minimum margin is missing or not maintained. In SAP, minimum margins are often defined with reference to a currency, and if the currency key is not specified, the system cannot correctly interpret or calculate the margin values.
  
  Explanation:
  
  Profit groups in SAP (often used in Sales and Distribution or Controlling) can have minimum margin values defined to ensure profitability.
  These minimum margins must be associated with a currency key to make sense in financial terms.
  If the currency key is missing or not maintained in the configuration or master data, the system throws this error.
  
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check the Minimum Margin Configuration:
  
  Go to the customizing transaction for minimum margin settings.
  For example, in SD, you can