How To Fix W_DSD_01021 - A selection criterion for supplier, store or material must be provided

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: W_DSD_01 - Global message class for DSD

• Message number: 021

• Message text: A selection criterion for supplier, store or material must be provided

What causes this issue?

At least one of the selection criteria has to be specified.

System Response

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

How to fix this error?

Enter at least a vendor, store or material.
Based on the entered selection criteria the data is read according to
the following procedure:
If selection criteria for vendors, stores and materials are specified
the master data fitting to the related selection criteria is read from
the database and displayed in the "Selected Objects" screen area.
Additionally the available source list records, purchasing info records
and listing conditions are read based on the found master data objects
and displayed in the "Supply Relationships" screen area.
If a selection criterion is specified only for vendors the vendor master
data fitting to the related selection criterion is read from the
database and displayed in the "Selected Objects" screen area.
Additionally the available source list records and purchasing info
records of the found vendors are read and displayed in the "Supply
Relationships" screen area.
Based on the found source list records the stores and materials
contained in these supply relationships are added to the "Selected
Objects" screen area. If no source list records could be found the
purchasing info records are used to add the contained materials to the
"Selected Objects" screen area, stores cannot be derived from the
purchasing info records to add them to the "Selected Objects" screen
area.
Finally listing conditions are read based on the found stores and
materials to display the existence in the "Supply Relationships" screen
area.
If a selection criterion is specified only for materials the material
master data fitting to the related selection criterion is read from the
database and displayed in the "Selected Objects" screen area.
Additionally the available source list records and purchasing info
records of the found materials are read and displayed in the "Supply
Relationships" screen area.
Based on the found source list records the vendors and stores contained
in these supply relationships are added to the "Selected Objects" screen
area. If no source list records could be found the purchasing info
records are used to add the contained vendors to the "Selected Objects"
screen area, stores cannot be derived from the purchasing info records
to add them to the "Selected Objects" screen area.
Finally listing conditions are read based on the found stores and
materials to display the existence in the "Supply Relationships" screen
area.
If a selection criterion is specified only for stores the store master
data fitting to the related selection criterion is read from the
database and displayed in the "Selected Objects" screen area.
Additionally the available source list records of the found stores are
read and displayed in the "Supply Relationships" screen area.
Based on the found source list records the vendors and materials
contained in these supply relationships are added to the "Selected
Objects" screen area.
Based on the found vendors and materials the purchasing info records are
read from the database to display the existence in the "Supply
Relationships" screen area.
Finally listing conditions are read based on the found stores and
materials to display the existence in the "Supply Relationships" screen
area.
If selection criteria are specified for two master data objects the
rules given above will be applied accordingly in combination to
determine the master data objects for the third not specified selection
criterion.
If you miss some master data objects please check the messages in the
application log as not each master data object is supported.
If there are no source list records and no purchasing info records
maintained and you need additional master data objects please use the
possibility to select additional master data objects in the "Selected
Objects" screen area.

Procedure for System Administrators

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