How To Fix WB2B2135 - The material &1 does not exist or is not activated. Shadow item &2|&3

WB2B2135 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WB2B2 - Trading Contract (part 2)

• Message number: 135

• Message text: The material &1 does not exist or is not activated. Shadow item &2|&3

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WB2B2135 - The material &1 does not exist or is not activated. Shadow item &2|&3 ?

  The SAP error message WB2B2135 indicates that there is an issue with a material in the system, specifically that the material does not exist or is not activated. This error typically occurs in the context of SAP Business Warehouse (BW) or SAP Business Planning and Consolidation (BPC) when trying to process or access a material that is not available in the system.
  
  Cause:
  
  Material Does Not Exist: The material number specified in the error message (&1) may not exist in the material master database.
  Material Not Activated: The material may exist but is not activated for the relevant application or environment. This can happen if the material is newly created and has not been properly activated in the system.
  Shadow Item Issue: The shadow item (&2|&3) refers to a related item that may also be causing the issue. This could be due to a mismatch or a similar activation problem.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Material Existence:
  
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