How To Fix W4076 - &: & plant is vendor in purchasing info records

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: W4 - Messages for material discontinuation

• Message number: 076

• Message text: &: & plant is vendor in purchasing info records

What causes this issue?

The plant is a supplying plant for the material in purchasing info
records.

How to fix this error?

Flag the purchasing info records for deletion. You can then discontinue
the material in the plant.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message W4076 - &: & plant is vendor in purchasing info records ?

  SAP Error Message:
  
  W4076 & : & plant is vendor in purchasing info records
  
  Meaning / Cause:
  This warning message occurs when you try to delete or change a plant that is assigned as a vendor in the Purchasing Info Records (PIR). In SAP, a plant can also act as a vendor if it supplies materials internally within the company. The system prevents deletion or certain changes to the plant because it is referenced as a vendor in purchasing info records, which would lead to inconsistent data or broken references.
  
  Explanation:
  
  Purchasing Info Records (PIR) link materials and vendors, providing conditions and other data for procurement.
  If a plant is maintained as a vendor in PIR (for example, in intercompany or in-house procurement scenarios), it means the plant supplies materials internally.
  Attempting to delete or modify the plant without first removing or adjusting these references causes the system to issue this warning.
  
  
  Solution / How to Resolve:
  
  
  Check Purchasing Info Records:
  
  Use transaction ME13 (Display Purchasing Info Record) or ME12 (Change Purchasing Info Record).
  Search for info records where the plant is maintained as a vendor.
  
  
  
  Remove or Adjust Info Records:
  
  If you want to delete the plant, you must first delete or change the purchasing info records that reference the plant as a vendor.
  If deletion is not possible, consider changing the vendor in the info records to another valid vendor.
  
  
  
  Check Vendor Master Data:
  
  Verify if the plant is maintained as a vendor in XK03 or MK03.
  If the plant is used as a vendor, ensure that all related data is consistent.
  
  
  
  Check Other Dependencies:
  
  Sometimes, the plant might be referenced in other purchasing documents or master data.
  Use transaction SE16N or SE11 to check tables like EINA (Purchasing Info Record: General Data) and EINE (Purchasing Info Record: Purchasing Organization Data) for references.
  
  
  
  After Cleaning References:
  
  Once all references to the plant as a vendor in purchasing info records are removed or adjusted, you can proceed with the deletion or modification of the plant.
  
  
  
  
  Additional Information:
  
  This is a warning message (W), not an error, so the system may allow you to continue but it is not recommended because it can cause data inconsistencies.
  The message text usually looks like:
  
  W4076 & : & plant is vendor in purchasing info records
  
  where the placeholders (&) are replaced by the message variables, typically the plant and vendor numbers.
  
  
  Summary:
  
  
  
  Aspect
  Details
  
  
  
  
  Cause
  Plant is maintained as a vendor in purchasing info records, preventing deletion/change.
  
  
  Solution
  Remove or adjust purchasing info records referencing the plant as a vendor before proceeding.
  
  
  Transactions
  ME12, ME13 (Purchasing Info Records), XK03/MK03 (Vendor Master), SE16N (Table checks)
  
  
  Notes
  Warning message; ignoring it may cause data inconsistencies in procurement processes.
  
  
  
  
  If you need further help, please provide the exact scenario or transaction where this message appears.