How To Fix IW281 - Please maintain purchasing data for material components

IW281 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: IW - Order Processing

• Message number: 281

• Message text: Please maintain purchasing data for material components

What causes this issue?

For a material component in the
<GL:maintenance_order>maintenance order</> to be procured
externally, purchasing data was not maintained.

System Response

INCLUDE 'KEINE-VERARBEITUNG' OBJECT DOKU ID TX LANGUAGE E
As long as the purchasing data was not maintained, the maintenance
order cannot be saved.

How to fix this error?

Maintain the purchasing data for the material in the maintenance
order.
Then post the maintenance order.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

IW281 - Details

• The SAP error message IW281 ("Please maintain purchasing data for material components") typically occurs in the context of work order management, particularly when dealing with production orders or maintenance orders that involve components or materials that need to be procured.
  
  Cause:
  This error message indicates that the system is unable to find the necessary purchasing data for one or more material components associated with a work order. This can happen for several reasons:
  
  Missing Purchasing Info Records: The purchasing info records for the materials are not maintained in the system.
  Material Master Data: The material master data for the components may not have the purchasing view activated or properly filled out.
  Vendor Assignment: The materials may not be assigned to any vendor, or the vendor data may be incomplete.
  Material Type Restrictions: The material type of the components may not allow for purchasing data to be maintained.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the IW281 error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
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