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3474778 - Error message "Define <XXXX/XX/XX> first as a general sales area (V2127)" appears when assigning sales document types permitted for sales areas

Symptom

When assigning sales document types permitted for sales areas in the configuration activity "Assign Sales Document Types Permitted for Sales Areas (ID: 102185)", error message "Define <XXXX/XX/XX> first as a general sales area (V2127)" appears.

Environment

SAP S/4HANA Cloud

Cause

The regular steps to assign sales document types permitted for sales areas are as below:

  1. Configuration Activity - Combine Sales Organizations (ID: 102182)
  2. Configuration Activity - Combine Distribution Channels (ID: 102183)
  3. Configuration Activity - Combine Divisions (ID: 102184)
  4. Configuration Activity - Assign Sales Document Types Permitted for Sales Areas (ID: 102185)

As an essential precondition to define the configuration activity "Assign Sales Document Types Permitted for Sales Areas" (ID: 102185), the configuration activities of Combine Sales Organizations/Distribution Channels/Divisions need to be completed.
If one of the above configuration activities is not completed, error message "Define <XXXX/XX/XX> first as a general sales area (V2127)" will be triggered when configuring "Assign Sales Document Types Permitted for Sales Areas" in CBC.

Resolution

To resolve error V2127, make sure that the below configuration activities are done:

Configuration Activity - Combine Sales Organizations (ID: 102182): Set "Ref. SOrg"
Configuration Activity - Combine Distribution Channels (ID: 102183): Set "RefDistCh."
Configuration Activity - Combine Divisions (ID: 102184): Set "RefDivDoc"

Once the above configuration activities are completed, the configuration activity 102185 can continue to be configured. 

Keywords

Assign Sales Document Types Permitted for Sales Areas, V2127, General Sales Area, Configuration Activity, 102185, CBC, 102182, 102183, 102184, Combine Sales Organizations, Combine Distribution Channels, Combine Divisions , KBA , SD-SLS-2CL , Sales (Public Cloud) , Problem

Product

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition all versions ; SAP S/4HANA Cloud all versions