How To Fix WU553 - The message determination schema is not maintained for the promotion

WU553 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WU - Promotion management messages

• Message number: 553

• Message text: The message determination schema is not maintained for the promotion

What causes this issue?

The message schema is needed when you create a promotion announcement.

System Response

The announcement cannot be carried out.

How to fix this error?

The message schema is defined in the basic data for the promotion.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WU553 - The message determination schema is not maintained for the promotion ?

  The SAP error message WU553 indicates that the message determination schema is not maintained for a promotion. This typically occurs in the context of SAP's promotion management functionality, where the system is unable to find the necessary configuration to determine how messages (such as notifications or alerts) should be generated for a specific promotion.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Configuration: The primary cause of this error is that the message determination schema for the promotion has not been set up in the system. This can happen if the promotion was created without the necessary message determination settings.
  Incorrect Assignment: The promotion may be assigned to a message determination schema that does not exist or is not properly configured.
  Transport Issues: If the configuration was recently transported from another system, there may have been issues during the transport process that resulted in missing or incomplete settings.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the WU553 error, follow these steps:
  
  
  Check Message Determination Schema:
  
  Navigate to the