How To Fix ME209 - Please choose a purchase requisition with material

ME209 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: ME - Purchasing: General Messages

• Message number: 209

• Message text: Please choose a purchase requisition with material

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message ME209 - Please choose a purchase requisition with material ?

  The SAP error message ME209 ("Please choose a purchase requisition with material") typically occurs when you are trying to create a purchase order or perform an action related to a purchase requisition, but the selected purchase requisition does not contain any material items. This can happen for several reasons:
  
  Cause:
  
  Empty Purchase Requisition: The purchase requisition you are trying to use does not have any line items that specify materials.
  Incorrect Selection: You may have selected a purchase requisition that is not relevant for the action you are trying to perform.
  Data Entry Error: There might be a mistake in the way the purchase requisition was created or entered into the system.
  Document Type Restrictions: The document type of the purchase requisition may not allow for the creation of a purchase order with the current settings.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check the Purchase Requisition: Go to the purchase requisition in question and verify that it contains line items with materials.