How To Fix W-093 - Purchasing organization assignment is not permitted

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: W- -

• Message number: 093

• Message text: Purchasing organization assignment is not permitted

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message W-093 - Purchasing organization assignment is not permitted ?

  Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation for the SAP error message W-093: Purchasing organization assignment is not permitted:
  
  Error Message:
  W-093 Purchasing organization assignment is not permitted
  
  Cause:
  This warning message occurs when you try to assign a purchasing organization to a company code or a plant in a way that is not allowed by the system configuration or business rules.
  Common causes include:
  
  
  Incorrect assignment of purchasing organization to company code or plant:
  
  The purchasing organization you are trying to assign is not allowed for the company code or plant in question. For example, the purchasing organization might be defined as a cross-company purchasing organization, but you are trying to assign it at a company code level where it is not valid.
  
  
  Purchasing organization is defined as cross-company but assigned at company code level:
  
  If the purchasing organization is set up as a cross-company purchasing organization (i.e., it is not assigned to a specific company code), then assigning it directly to a company code or plant is not permitted.
  
  
  Configuration inconsistency:
  
  The organizational structure in customizing (SPRO) might not be consistent, such as missing or incorrect assignments in the Enterprise Structure.
  
  
  
  Where does this occur?
  
  When creating or changing purchasing documents (purchase orders, contracts, info records, etc.)
  When assigning purchasing organizations in master data (plants, company codes)
  During configuration of enterprise structure in SPRO
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check the purchasing organization assignment:
  
  Go to SPRO ? Enterprise Structure ? Assignment ? Purchasing Organization ? Assign Purchasing Organization to Company Code
  
  Verify that the purchasing organization is correctly assigned to the company code.
  
  
  
  Check the purchasing organization type:
  
  Determine if the purchasing organization is defined as cross-company or company code-specific.  
  Cross-company purchasing organizations are not assigned to a single company code but operate across multiple company codes.
  
  
  
  Adjust the assignment accordingly:
  
  If the purchasing organization is cross-company, do not assign it to a company code or plant.  
  If you need to assign it to a company code, ensure the purchasing organization is defined as company code-specific.
  
  
  
  Review plant assignment:
  
  Check if the plant is assigned to the correct company code and if the purchasing organization is valid for that plant.
  
  
  
  Correct master data or configuration:
  
  If the error occurs during document creation, verify the purchasing organization entered is valid for the company code and plant involved.  
  If the error occurs during configuration, correct the assignments in SPRO.
  
  
  
  
  Additional Information:
  
  
  Transaction codes to check assignments:
  
  OX08 — Assign Purchasing Organization to Company Code  
  OX10 — Define Purchasing Organizations  
  OX18 — Assign Plant to Company Code
  
  
  
  Cross-company purchasing organization:
  
  A purchasing organization that is not assigned to a single company code but can procure materials for multiple company codes.
  
  
  Company code-specific purchasing organization:
  
  Assigned to a single company code and can only procure for that company code.
  
  
  Impact:
  
  This warning prevents inconsistent or invalid organizational assignments that could cause issues in procurement processes, reporting, and accounting.
  
  
  
  Summary:
  
  
  
  Aspect
  Description
  
  
  
  
  Cause
  Purchasing organization assigned in a way not permitted (e.g., cross-company org assigned to company code)
  
  
  Solution
  Verify and correct purchasing organization assignments in SPRO; ensure consistency between purchasing org, company code, and plant
  
  
  Where to check
  SPRO ? Enterprise Structure ? Assignment; Transactions OX08, OX10, OX18
  
  
  Additional notes
  Understand the difference between cross-company and company code-specific purchasing orgs
  
  
  
  
  If you provide the exact scenario or transaction where this error occurs, I can help you with more specific steps.