How To Fix PK391 - Maintain a standard purchasing organization

PK391 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: PK - Production - KANBAN

• Message number: 391

• Message text: Maintain a standard purchasing organization

What causes this issue?

In a stock transfer, messages are dispatched using the storage location
vendor. The system determines the partner using the vendor master record
for the standard purchasing organization that is assigned to the plant
from the control cycle. A standard purchasing organization is not
assigned to plant &v1&.

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?

Maintain a standard purchasing organization for plant &v1&.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message PK391 - Maintain a standard purchasing organization ?

  The SAP error message PK391, which states "Maintain a standard purchasing organization," typically occurs when a purchasing organization is not properly defined or assigned in the system. This error is often encountered during the creation or modification of purchasing documents, such as purchase orders or contracts.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Standard Purchasing Organization: The purchasing organization has not been set as a standard purchasing organization in the system.
  
  Configuration Issues: The configuration settings for the purchasing organization may not be correctly set up in the SAP system.
  Master Data Issues: The vendor or material master data may not be linked to a valid purchasing organization.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the PK391 error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Check Purchasing Organization Configuration:
  
  Go to the SAP Easy Access screen and navigate to the following path:SPRO -> IMG -> Materials Management -> Purchasing -> Define Purchasing Organization
  
  Ensure that the purchasing organization is defined and marked as a standard purchasing organization.
  
  
  
  Assign Standard Purchasing Organization:
  
  If