How To Fix XT354 - &1 must be defined as a virtual system with communication system &2

XT354 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: XT - Transport Management System

• Message number: 354

• Message text: &1 must be defined as a virtual system with communication system &2

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message XT354 - &1 must be defined as a virtual system with communication system &2 ?

  The SAP error message XT354 indicates that a system (identified as &1) must be defined as a virtual system in relation to a communication system (identified as &2). This error typically arises in scenarios involving system landscape configurations, particularly in the context of SAP Process Integration (PI) or SAP Process Orchestration (PO).
  
  Cause:
  
  Incorrect System Configuration: The system identified as &1 is not configured as a virtual system in the SAP landscape. Virtual systems are used in SAP PI/PO to represent logical systems that do not have a physical instance but are used for communication purposes.
  Missing or Incorrect Communication System Definition: The communication system (identified as &2) may not be properly defined or linked to the virtual system in the system landscape directory (SLD).
  Transport 
  Configuration Issues: If you are working with transport routes, the system may not be correctly set up to handle the transport of messages between the defined systems.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Define the