How To Fix STGR111 - You cannot assign plant &1 to purchasing reference plant &2

STGR111 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: STGR - Hold store grouping messages

• Message number: 111

• Message text: You cannot assign plant &1 to purchasing reference plant &2

What causes this issue?

Plant &V1& cannot be assigned to purchasing reference plant &V2&,
because the purchasing organization of the plant differs from the
purchasing organization of the reference plant.
Assigned plant and reference plant must belong to the same purchasing
organization.

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?

Assign the plant to another reference plant that belongs to the same
purchase organization, use help list to see all available reference
plants.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message STGR111 - You cannot assign plant &1 to purchasing reference plant &2 ?

  The SAP error message STGR111 indicates that there is an issue with assigning a plant to a purchasing reference plant. This typically occurs in the context of material management and procurement processes within SAP.
  
  Cause:
  The error message STGR111 usually arises due to one of the following reasons:
  
  
  Plant 
  Configuration Issues: The plant you are trying to assign may not be properly configured in the system or may not exist in the relevant purchasing organization.
  
  
  Purchasing Organization Assignment: The plant may not be assigned to the purchasing organization that is linked to the purchasing reference plant.
  
  
  Data Inconsistencies: There may be inconsistencies in the master data, such as the plant or purchasing organization not being correctly set up in the system.
  
  
  Authorization Issues: The user may not have the necessary authorizations to perform the assignment.
  
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the STGR111 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Plant Configuration:
  
  Go to the transaction code SPRO and navigate to the