How To Fix VG151 - Document number with customer purchase order number & does not exist

VG151 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: VG - EDI Messages in SD

• Message number: 151

• Message text: Document number with customer purchase order number & does not exist

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message VG151 - Document number with customer purchase order number & does not exist ?

  SAP Error Message:
  VG151 - Document number with customer purchase order number & does not exist
  
  
  Cause:
  This error occurs when the system tries to reference or process a document (such as a delivery, billing document, or sales order) using a customer purchase order (PO) number, but no document matching that PO number exists in the system.
  Common scenarios include:
  
  The customer PO number entered does not match any existing sales order or delivery document.
  The document with the specified PO number has not been created or posted yet.
  Typographical errors or incorrect PO number entry.
  The document might have been deleted or archived.
  The system is searching in the wrong document type or sales area.
  
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Verify the Customer PO Number:
  
  Check the PO number entered for any typos or incorrect characters.
  Confirm with the customer that the PO number is correct.
  
  
  
  Check Document Existence:
  
  Use transaction VA03 (Display Sales Order) or VL03N (Display Delivery) to search for the document using the customer PO