How To Fix MM528 - &: & Dependent Purchasing Documents Exist

MM528 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: MM - Messages for material master maintenance and Customizing

• Message number: 528

• Message text: &: & Dependent Purchasing Documents Exist

What causes this issue?

The batch is still used in purchasing documents with PO confirmations,
scheduling agreement lines, or material documents. This can cause
errors at goods receipt or during reversals after goods receipts, if
the relevant movement type does not support recreation of the batch.

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?

You must have previously flagged the purchasing documents affected for
deletion.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

MM528 - Details

• The SAP error message MM528, which states "Dependent Purchasing Documents Exist," typically occurs when you attempt to delete or change a purchasing document (like a purchase order) that has dependent documents associated with it. These dependent documents could include things like purchase requisitions, contracts, or other purchase orders that are linked to the document you are trying to modify.
  
  Cause:
  
  
  Dependent Documents: The primary cause of this error is that there are other purchasing documents that are dependent on the document you are trying to change or delete. This could be due to:
  
  Purchase requisitions linked to the purchase order.
  Contracts that reference the purchase order.
  Other purchase orders that are related to the same material or vendor.
  
  
  
  Document Status: The document you are trying to modify may be in a status that does not allow changes or deletions due to existing dependencies.
  
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the MM528 error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Identify Dependent Documents:
  
  Use transaction codes