How To Fix ME050 - External procurement not defined for material &

ME050 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: ME - Purchasing: General Messages

• Message number: 050

• Message text: External procurement not defined for material &

What causes this issue?

External procurement is not defined as the
<GL:procurement_type>procurement type</> for the
<GL:material_master_record>material master record</> you entered.
&WHAT_TO_DO& (system administrator)
Check the <GL:material_type>material type</> in Customizing for
Purchasing. The material type determines whether the material is to be
"made in" (manufactured in-house) or "bought out" (procured externally)
- that is, whether internal or external orders may be issued for the
material.
<DS:SIMG.SIMG_CFMENUOLMSOMS2>Define attributes of material types</>

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

ME050 - Details

• The SAP error message ME050, which states "External procurement not defined for material &," typically occurs when you attempt to create a purchase order or perform a related procurement activity for a material that is not set up for external procurement in the system. This means that the material is not configured to be sourced from external suppliers.
  
  Cause:
  
  Material Master Configuration: The material in question may not have been set up with the appropriate procurement type in the material master record. The procurement type must be set to allow for external procurement (e.g., "F" for external procurement).
  Purchasing Info Record: There may not be a purchasing info record for the material and vendor combination, which is necessary for external procurement.
  Plant Settings: The plant associated with the material may not be configured to allow external procurement.
  Material Type Restrictions: The material type may have restrictions that prevent it from being procured externally.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Material Master:
  
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