How To Fix W5116 - No purchase orders requiring release in your worklist

W5116 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: W5 - Messages for MM-WEB Applications and BAPIs

• Message number: 116

• Message text: No purchase orders requiring release in your worklist

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message W5116 - No purchase orders requiring release in your worklist ?

  Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation for the SAP error message W5116: "No purchase orders requiring release in your worklist":
  
  Error Message:
  W5116 - No purchase orders requiring release in your worklist
  
  
  Cause:
  This message appears when a user tries to access or process purchase orders (POs) for release (approval), but there are no POs currently assigned to that user's release worklist. In other words, the system cannot find any purchase orders that require the user's approval or release action.
  Common reasons include:
  
  The user does not have any purchase orders pending release assigned to them.
  The release strategy is not correctly configured or triggered for the purchase orders.
  The user is not assigned to the correct release group or release code.
  The purchase orders have already been released or are not yet ready for release.
  The user is checking the wrong release worklist or transaction.
  
  
  When does it occur?
  
  When a user tries to display or release purchase orders via transaction codes