How To Fix /SPE/CROSS_DOCKING009 - Vendor &1 is assigned to more than one plant

/SPE/CROSS_DOCKING009 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /SPE/CROSS_DOCKING -

• Message number: 009

• Message text: Vendor &1 is assigned to more than one plant

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message /SPE/CROSS_DOCKING009 - Vendor &1 is assigned to more than one plant ?

  The SAP error message /SPE/CROSS_DOCKING009 Vendor &1 is assigned to more than one plant typically occurs in the context of cross-docking processes in SAP. This error indicates that the vendor specified in the transaction is associated with multiple plants, which can lead to ambiguity in the system regarding which plant should be used for the transaction.
  
  Cause:
  
  Multiple Plant Assignments: The vendor in question is assigned to more than one plant in the vendor master data. This can happen if the vendor is set up to supply materials to multiple locations, but the system requires a single plant assignment for the specific transaction being processed.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be configuration settings in the cross-docking process that do not allow for multiple plant assignments for a single vendor.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Vendor Master Data:
  
  Go to the vendor master data (transaction code XK03 or MK03).
  Check the vendor's assignments to different plants. If the vendor is indeed assigned