How To Fix WB2B2175 - Sales sided commodity items cannot be created for a purchase sided TC

WB2B2175 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 175

• Message text: Sales sided commodity items cannot be created for a purchase sided TC

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WB2B2175 - Sales sided commodity items cannot be created for a purchase sided TC ?

  The SAP error message WB2B2175 indicates that there is an issue with the creation of sales-sided commodity items for a purchase-sided trading contract (TC). This error typically arises in the context of SAP's Commodity Management or similar modules where trading contracts are involved.
  
  Cause:
  The error occurs because the system is trying to create a sales-sided commodity item for a trading contract that is defined as purchase-sided. In SAP, trading contracts can be either sales-sided or purchase-sided, and they have specific configurations that dictate how they can be used. If you attempt to create a sales-sided item for a contract that is not configured to allow it, this error will be triggered.
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Contract Type: Verify the type of trading contract you are working with. Ensure that it is indeed a purchase-sided contract. If you need to create sales-sided items, you may need to