How To Fix ME008 - Supplier & blocked for purch. org. &, supplier sub-range &, and plant &

ME008 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: ME - Purchasing: General Messages

• Message number: 008

• Message text: Supplier & blocked for purch. org. &, supplier sub-range &, and plant &

What causes this issue?

The <LS>Purchasing Block</> indicator has been set in this supplier
master record.

System Response

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

How to fix this error?

Choose a different supplier.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message ME008 - Supplier & blocked for purch. org. &, supplier sub-range &, and plant & ?

  The SAP error message ME008 indicates that a supplier is blocked for a specific purchasing organization, supplier sub-range, and plant. This error typically arises when attempting to create or process a purchase order or a related document for a supplier that has been marked as blocked in the system.
  
  Cause:
  
  
  Supplier Blocked: The supplier is blocked for the purchasing organization in the vendor master data. This could be due to various reasons, such as:
  
  The supplier has outstanding issues (e.g., quality problems, payment issues).
  The supplier is under review or has been flagged for compliance reasons.
  The supplier has been manually blocked by a user.
  
  
  
  Plant-Specific Block: The block may be specific to a certain plant, meaning that while the supplier may be active for other plants or purchasing organizations, it is blocked for the one you are trying to use.
  
  
  Sub-range Block: If the supplier is associated with a specific sub-range, it may be blocked for