How To Fix IW297 - Reservations and purchase requisitions effective from now on

IW297 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: IW - Order Processing

• Message number: 297

• Message text: Reservations and purchase requisitions effective from now on

What causes this issue?

You have triggered the function <LS>Activate
<DS:GLOS.reservation>reservations</> /
<DS:GLOS.purchase_requisition>purchase requisitions</></>.

System Response

The materials or external services available and those planned in the
future are now relevant for materials planning/can be procured.

How to fix this error?

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

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

IW297 - Details

• The SAP error message IW297 indicates that there are issues related to reservations and purchase requisitions that are effective from the current date. This error typically arises in the context of materials management and inventory management within SAP, particularly when dealing with reservations for materials or when creating purchase requisitions.
  
  Cause:
  The error message IW297 can be triggered by several factors, including:
  
  
  Date Issues: The effective date for the reservation or purchase requisition may not be valid. This can happen if the system is trying to process a reservation or requisition that is not allowed to be effective from the current date.
  
  
  Configuration Settings: There may be configuration settings in the system that restrict the creation of reservations or requisitions based on certain criteria, such as material availability, plant settings, or other business rules.
  
  
  Material Status: The material for which the reservation or requisition is being created may have a status that prevents it from