Unpermitted combination of business object BUS2032 and sales doc. category H

Q: create New Sales Order using BAPI: BAPI_SALESORDER_CREATEFROMDAT2, but get the error message:Unpermitted combination of business object BUS2032 and sales doc. category H.

A:This is a shortcoming of this BAPI. If you look into the coding you will see that it call SD_SALESORDER_CREATE with restriction to business object 'BUS2032'.


  CALL FUNCTION 'SD_SALESDOCUMENT_CREATE'
       EXPORTING
...
            BUSINESS_OBJECT         = 'BUS2032'
...


Now if you look into SD_SALESORDER_CREATE you will find the following routine call where the function module checks the valid combination of business object and sales document type (DOC_TYPE):

*
  if business_object ne space.
     perform i_check_type tables return
                          using sales_header_in
                                business_object.
  endif.
*
  if not return is initial.
     exit.
  endif.



In the routine you will find the function module that makes the check:
...
* 3. determine the businessobject                                      *
     CALL FUNCTION 'SD_OBJECT_TYPE_DETERMINE'
          EXPORTING
               I_DOCUMENT_TYPE        = TVAK-VBTYP
          IMPORTING
               E_BUSINESS_OBJECT      = US_OBJTYPE
          EXCEPTIONS
               OTHERS                 = 1.

     IF US_OBJTYPE NE BUSINESS_OBJECT.

        PERFORM ERROR_PROCESSING TABLES US_RETURN
                                 USING  'E'
                                        'V1'
                                        '761'
                                        BUSINESS_OBJECT
                                        TVAK-VBTYP
                                        SPACE
                                        SPACE.

     ENDIF.
ENDFORM.


If you call this function module with I_DOCUMENT_TYPE = 'H' it will return 'BUS2102' as allowed business object.


To overcome the problem with BAPI_SALESORDER_CREATEFROMDAT2 simply call the (RFC-enabled) function module <b>SD_SALESORDER_CREATE directly.</b>. Leave the IMPORTING parameter BUSINESS_OBJECT empty since it it optional.