How To Fix PVJ206 - ILN determination: The ILN &1 is assigned to several suppliers

PVJ206 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: PVJ - Messages for PRICAT (cf. VJ)

• Message number: 206

• Message text: ILN determination: The ILN &1 is assigned to several suppliers

What causes this issue?

A supplier number is not entered for the ILN of the message sender in
table PRICAT_001 (assignment of ILN to supplier and purchasing group).
The system uses the ILN to determine a supplier number from the supplier
master data. If this is not unique, the system cannot assign a supplier.

System Response

The IDoc is not processed further.

How to fix this error?

Assign a unique ILN the supplier or assign a supplier number to the ILN
in table PRICAT_001.

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

<DS:TRAN.PRICATCUS1>Assign supplier</>

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message PVJ206 - ILN determination: The ILN &1 is assigned to several suppliers ?

  The SAP error message PVJ206 indicates that there is an issue with the International Location Number (ILN) determination process. Specifically, it means that the ILN in question is assigned to multiple suppliers, which creates ambiguity in the system when trying to determine which supplier should be associated with that ILN.
  
  Cause:
  
  
  Duplicate ILN Assignments: The primary cause of this error is that the same ILN has been assigned to more than one supplier in the SAP system. This can happen due to data entry errors, incorrect master data maintenance, or system migrations where ILNs were not properly validated.
  
  
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be issues in the configuration of ILN determination settings in the SAP system, leading to incorrect mappings.
  
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check ILN Assignments: 
  
  Go to the relevant master data records (e.g., vendor master data) and check the ILN assignments. Identify all suppliers that are assigned the same ILN.
  You can use transaction codes like MK03 (Display