How To Fix /SPE/INBVAL053 - More than one purchase organization found for plant &1

/SPE/INBVAL053 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /SPE/INBVAL -

• Message number: 053

• Message text: More than one purchase organization found for plant &1

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message /SPE/INBVAL053 - More than one purchase organization found for plant &1 ?

  The SAP error message /SPE/INBVAL053 indicates that there is more than one purchase organization associated with a specific plant in the system. This can occur in scenarios where the system is trying to determine which purchase organization to use for a particular transaction, but multiple options are available, leading to ambiguity.
  
  Cause:
  
  Multiple Purchase Organizations: The primary cause of this error is that the plant in question is assigned to more than one purchase organization in the configuration settings.
  Master Data Issues: There may be inconsistencies or duplications in the master data related to the plant and purchase organizations.
  Configuration Settings: The configuration settings in the SAP system may not be set up correctly, leading to multiple purchase organizations being linked to the same plant.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Plant-Purchase Organization Assignment:
  
  Go to the transaction code SPRO to access the SAP Customizing Implementation Guide.
  Navigate to Materials Management > Purchasing