How To Fix WSD_MESSAGE059 - Material description not found in current language

WSD_MESSAGE059 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WSD_MESSAGE - Message class for WSD

• Message number: 059

• Message text: Material description not found in current language

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WSD_MESSAGE059 - Details

• Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation for the SAP error message:
  
  SAP Error Message:
  WSD_MESSAGE059 - Material description not found in current language
  
  
  Cause:
  This error occurs when the system tries to display or process a material description in a language that does not exist or is not maintained for that material. In other words, the material master record does not have a description in the language currently set in the user session or the language context of the transaction.
  For example, if your user session language is English (EN), but the material description is only maintained in German (DE), the system cannot find the description in English and throws this error.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Maintain Material Description in the Required Language:
  
  Go to transaction MM02 (Change Material).
  Enter the material number.
  Navigate to the Basic Data 1 or Basic Data 2 tab (depending on your SAP version).
  Change the language to the one required (e.g., EN for English).
  Enter the material description in that