How To Fix 06309 - External procurement not defined for material & in plant &

06309 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 06 -

• Message number: 309

• Message text: External procurement not defined for material & in plant &

What causes this issue?

The indicator "External orders allowed" has not been set in the
purchasing data of material &V1& in plant &V2&.

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

06309 - Details

• The SAP error message "06309 External procurement not defined for material & in plant &" typically occurs when you attempt to create a purchase order or perform a procurement-related transaction for a material that is not set up for external procurement in the specified plant. Here’s a breakdown of the cause, potential solutions, and related information:
  
  Cause:
  
  Material Master Configuration: The material in question does not have the external procurement settings configured in the material master record for the specified plant.
  Purchasing Info Record: There may not be a purchasing info record for the material and vendor combination.
  Plant-Specific Settings: The plant may not be set up to allow external procurement for that material.
  Material Type Restrictions: The material type may not be allowed for external procurement.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Material Master:
  
  Go to transaction code MM03 (Display Material) and enter the material number and plant.
  Check the "Purchasing" view to ensure that the "Purchasing" data is correctly maintained.
  Ensure that