How To Fix ME452 - Requisition assigned to outl. agmt. that does not allow acct. assignment

ME452 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: ME - Purchasing: General Messages

• Message number: 452

• Message text: Requisition assigned to outl. agmt. that does not allow acct. assignment

What causes this issue?

It has been specified in Customizing that no account assignment is
allowed when a <DS:GLOS.3526C0C5AFAB52B9E10000009B38F974>purchase
requisition</> is assigned to an
<DS:GLOS.3526C037AFAB52B9E10000009B38F974>outline agreement</>.

System Response

The account assignment category cannot be changed, i.e. an account
assignment cannot be specified for the requisition.

How to fix this error?

If necessary, check the settings for the document types in Customizing
for Purchasing.

Procedure for System Administrators

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

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message ME452 - Requisition assigned to outl. agmt. that does not allow acct. assignment ?

  The SAP error message ME452 indicates that a purchase requisition is assigned to an outline agreement (such as a contract) that does not allow for account assignment. This typically occurs when the requisition is trying to reference an outline agreement that is not set up to allow for the specific account assignment category being used in the requisition.
  
  Cause:
  
  Outline Agreement Restrictions: The outline agreement (contract) may not be configured to allow account assignments. This can happen if the agreement is set up for specific types of items or services that do not require account assignment.
  Account Assignment Category: The account assignment category used in the purchase requisition may not be compatible with the outline agreement. For example, if the requisition is using a category that requires a cost center or internal order, but the outline agreement does not support that.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be configuration settings in the SAP system that restrict