How To Fix W4349 - & - vendor-specific EANs ..........................: &

W4349 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: W4 - Messages for material discontinuation

• Message number: 349

• Message text: & - vendor-specific EANs ..........................: &

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message W4349 - & - vendor-specific EANs ..........................: & ?

  Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation regarding SAP error message W4349 related to vendor-specific EANs:
  
  SAP Message W4349: Vendor-specific EANs ..........................: &
  
  
  Cause:
  The warning message W4349 typically appears during the processing of vendor master data or material master data when there is an issue related to vendor-specific EANs (European Article Numbers).
  
  Vendor-specific EANs are alternative barcodes or article numbers assigned by a vendor to a material.
  The message indicates that there is a problem or inconsistency with the vendor-specific EANs maintained in the system.
  This could be due to:
  Missing or incorrect vendor-specific EAN entries.
  Duplicate or conflicting EANs assigned to the same vendor/material combination.
  Data inconsistencies between the vendor master and material master.
  The system expects vendor-specific EANs but none are maintained or the format is incorrect.
  
  
  
  
  When does it occur?
  
  During material master data maintenance (transaction MM02/MM01).
  When creating or updating vendor master data.
  During purchase order processing or goods receipt if vendor-specific EANs are checked or validated.
  When using EAN-related validations or