How To Fix WG098 - Unknown plant & entered for material &, document &

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WG - Messages for store order and investment buy

• Message number: 098

• Message text: Unknown plant & entered for material &, document &

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WG098 - Unknown plant & entered for material &, document & ?

  Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation for the SAP error message:
  
  SAP Error Message:
  WG098 Unknown plant & entered for material &, document &
  
  Meaning / Cause:
  This error occurs when you try to post or process a document (such as a goods movement, purchase order, or production order) involving a material and a plant, but the system does not recognize the plant as valid or assigned for the material in question.
  In other words, the plant you entered is not defined or assigned for the material in the SAP system. This can happen if:
  
  The plant does not exist in the system.
  The material master record does not have the plant assigned in the relevant views (e.g., MRP, Purchasing, or Plant Data).
  The plant is incorrectly entered or mistyped.
  The material is not extended to the plant.
  
  
  Where it typically occurs:
  
  Goods movements (MB1A, MB1B, MB1C, MIGO)
  Purchase order processing
  Production order processing
  Material master data maintenance
  Inventory management transactions
  
  
  Solution / How to fix:
  
  
  Check Plant Master Data:
  
  Verify that the plant code entered exists in the system.
  Transaction: OX10 (Define Plants)
  
  
  
  Check Material Master Extension:
  
  Ensure the material is extended to the plant.
  Use transaction MM01 or MM02 to check if the material has the plant assigned in the relevant views.
  If not extended, extend the material to the plant by adding the plant-specific data.
  
  
  
  Verify Material Master Views:
  
  Check if the material has the necessary views maintained for the plant (e.g., MRP, Purchasing, Storage, Accounting).
  Missing views can cause the system to not recognize the plant for the material.
  
  
  
  Check for Typing Errors:
  
  Confirm that the plant code entered in the transaction is correct and matches the plant code in the system.
  
  
  
  Authorization Check:
  
  Sometimes, the user might not have authorization to access the plant or material data, leading to this error.
  
  
  
  
  Additional Information:
  
  
  Transaction Codes to check:
  
  MM03 - Display Material Master
  MM02 - Change Material Master
  OX10 - Define Plants
  MIGO - Goods Movement
  MB51 - Material Document List (to check previous documents)
  
  
  
  Notes:
  
  Extending a material to a plant means creating plant-specific data for the material.
  The error message placeholders (&) will be replaced by actual values in the system, e.g., plant code, material number, document number.
  
  
  
  
  Summary:
  
  
  
  Aspect
  Details
  
  
  
  
  Cause
  Plant entered is not assigned or recognized for the material in the system.
  
  
  Solution
  Extend material to the plant or correct the plant code; verify plant exists and is valid.
  
  
  Check
  Material master views, plant master data, transaction input correctness.
  
  
  
  
  If you need help with the exact steps to extend a material to a plant or verify plant data, feel free to ask!