How To Fix VO249 - No picking area could be determined for material/plant/StLoc &/&/&

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: VO - W&S: Rough workload forecast + picking wave

• Message number: 249

• Message text: No picking area could be determined for material/plant/StLoc &/&/&

What causes this issue?

Within the respective document you have entered an item that contains
material &V1& and points to plant &V2& and storage location &V3&.
The system has determined warehouse number &V4& from the combination
plant / storage location &V1&/&V2&. The system could not determine any
planned picking area for this warehouse.

If the Customizing setting for this warehouse is "Lean WM" for Warehouse
Management, the picking area is derived from the warehouse segment of
the material master.
If the Customizing setting for this warehouse is "Standard management of
bin stocks" for Warehouse Management, the picking area is derived from
the warehouse management data of the material master.

System Response

The load data is updated with the initial value for the feature 'Planned
picking area'.

How to fix this error?

Check the respective data in the material master.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message VO249 - No picking area could be determined for material/plant/StLoc &/&/& ?

  Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation for the SAP error message VO249: No picking area could be determined for material/plant/Storage Location.
  
  Error Message
  VO249: No picking area could be determined for material/plant/StLoc &/&/&
  
  Cause
  This error occurs during the Warehouse Management (WM) or Extended Warehouse Management (EWM) process, typically when creating or processing a transfer order (TO) or during picking in a warehouse managed by SAP WM.
  The system tries to determine the picking area for a given material, plant, and storage location but fails because:
  
  No picking area has been assigned or maintained for the combination of material, plant, and storage location.
  The picking area determination configuration is incomplete or missing.
  The warehouse number or storage type involved does not have picking areas defined.
  The material master or warehouse master data is incomplete or inconsistent regarding picking area assignment.
  Customizing settings for picking area determination are missing or incorrect.
  
  
  Explanation
  
  Picking Area: A picking area is a subdivision of a storage type