How To Fix WVA005 - The transferred sales document item table is empty

WVA005 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WVA - Sales documents and reports

• Message number: 005

• Message text: The transferred sales document item table is empty

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WVA005 - The transferred sales document item table is empty ?

  The SAP error message WVA005, which states "The transferred sales document item table is empty," typically occurs in the context of sales order processing, particularly when dealing with the transfer of sales document data between different components or systems within SAP.
  
  Cause:
  
  
  Empty Sales Document Item Table: The primary cause of this error is that the system is attempting to process a sales document, but the item table associated with that document is empty. This can happen if:
  
  The sales order was created without any items.
  There was an error during the creation or transfer of the sales order that resulted in no items being populated.
  The document was deleted or not properly saved.
  
  
  
  Incorrect Configuration: There may be configuration issues in the sales order processing settings that prevent items from being correctly transferred.
  
  
  Data Transfer Issues: If the sales document is being transferred from one system to another (e.g., from a legacy system to SAP), there