How To Fix KG816 - In sales organization &, no competitor has been assigned to material &

KG816 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: KG - CO-PA Planning

• Message number: 816

• Message text: In sales organization &, no competitor has been assigned to material &

What causes this issue?

The competitor number for material &V2& has not been maintained for
sales organization &V1&.

System Response

The system displays this message because under these circumstances the
potential would be saved with "Competitor unknown".

How to fix this error?

You can either

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

enter the competitor in sales organization &V1& or
continue planning

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message KG816 - In sales organization &, no competitor has been assigned to material & ?

  The SAP error message KG816 indicates that in a specific sales organization, no competitor has been assigned to the specified material. This error typically arises in the context of competitive pricing or analysis within the SAP system, particularly when using the SAP Controlling (CO) module or Sales and Distribution (SD) module.
  
  Cause:
  The error occurs because the system is trying to access competitor pricing information for a material in a specific sales organization, but there is no competitor data set up for that material in the system. This can happen due to:
  
  Missing Competitor Data: The competitor has not been defined for the material in the specified sales organization.
  Incorrect Configuration: The configuration settings for competitor pricing may not have been properly set up.
  Data Entry Error: There may have been an oversight during data entry, leading to the absence of competitor assignment.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the KG816 error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Check Competitor Assignment:
  
  Navigate to