How To Fix VHUAP023 - Purchasing document &2/&3 does not contain material &1

VHUAP023 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: VHUAP - Messages for Packing Transaction Applications (FGrp VHUDIAL)

• Message number: 023

• Message text: Purchasing document &2/&3 does not contain material &1

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VHUAP023 - Details

• Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation for the SAP error message VHUAP023:
  
  SAP Error Message: VHUAP023
  Text: Purchasing document &2/&3 does not contain material &1
  
  
  Cause:
  This error occurs when a process (such as a goods receipt, invoice verification, or another transaction) tries to reference a material (&1) in a purchasing document (purchase order or scheduling agreement) identified by document number &2 and item number &3, but the specified material is not found in that purchasing document.
  In other words, the system expects the material to be part of the purchasing document line item, but it is missing.
  
  Common Scenarios:
  
  You are trying to post a goods receipt or invoice against a purchase order item, but the material number in the document you are processing does not match any material in the referenced purchase order item.
  The purchase order item might have been changed or deleted.
  There might be a mismatch between the material number in the transaction and the