How To Fix MH046 - Purchasing data for material & and supplier & does not exist

MH046 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: MH - Maintain Material Master Data (Retail)

• Message number: 046

• Message text: Purchasing data for material & and supplier & does not exist

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message MH046 - Purchasing data for material & and supplier & does not exist ?

  The SAP error message MH046 indicates that there is no purchasing data available for the specified material and supplier combination. This can occur in various scenarios, such as when trying to create a purchase order, a purchase requisition, or when performing other purchasing-related activities.
  Causes:
  
  Missing Purchasing Info Record: The most common cause is that there is no purchasing info record (PIR) created for the specified material and vendor.
  Material Not Extended to Purchasing: The material may not be extended to the purchasing organization in the material master.
  Vendor Not Active: The vendor may not be active or may not be set up correctly in the system.
  Incorrect Plant or Purchasing Organization: The plant or purchasing organization specified may not be correct or may not have the necessary data.
  Data Deletion: The purchasing data might have been deleted or not yet created.
  
  Solutions:
  
  
  Create or Update Purchasing Info Record:
  
  Go to the transaction code ME11 (Create Info Record) or