How To Fix WU421 - Item texts in language & of variant & exists. Delete texts beforehand

WU421 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WU - Promotion management messages

• Message number: 421

• Message text: Item texts in language & of variant & exists. Delete texts beforehand

What causes this issue?

You want to delete a product catalog variant. Texts (headings or long
texts) for items in the product catalog are however created in the
language of the variant. The variant cannot therefore be deleted.

How to fix this error?

First delete texts for product catalog items in this language.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WU421 - Item texts in language & of variant & exists. Delete texts beforehand ?

  The SAP error message WU421 indicates that there are existing item texts in a specific language for a variant that you are trying to create or modify. This error typically occurs in the context of creating or changing variants in transaction codes related to reporting or data selection, such as in the SAP Query or Report Painter.
  
  Cause:
  The error arises when you attempt to create or modify a variant that already has item texts associated with it in a specific language. SAP does not allow the creation of a new variant with the same name and language if item texts already exist for that variant.
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you need to delete the existing item texts for the variant in the specified language before you can create or modify the variant. Here are the steps to do this:
  
  
  Identify the Variant: Determine the name of the variant and the language in which