How To Fix WG161 - No price maintained for material &1 plant &2 supplier &3

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 161

• Message text: No price maintained for material &1 plant &2 supplier &3

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WG161 - No price maintained for material &1 plant &2 supplier &3 ?

  Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation for the SAP error message:
  
  SAP Error Message:
  WG161 No price maintained for material &1 plant &2 supplier &3
  
  Meaning / Cause:
  This error occurs when the system cannot find a valid purchasing info record or source list entry that contains a price for the specified material (&1), plant (&2), and supplier (&3). Essentially, the system is trying to determine the price for a material from a particular vendor at a specific plant, but no price condition or info record exists.
  Common causes include:
  
  No purchasing info record (info record) exists for the material/vendor/plant combination.
  The info record exists but does not have a valid price maintained.
  The source list entry exists but is not valid or does not have a price.
  The pricing conditions in the purchasing info record are incomplete or missing.
  The info record or source list is not valid for the purchasing document date.
  
  
  When does it occur?
  
  During purchase order creation or change.
  When the system tries to determine the price for a material from a vendor.
  When automatic price determination is triggered but no valid price is found.
  
  
  Solution / How to fix:
  
  
  Check Purchasing Info Record:
  
  Transaction: ME13 (Display Purchasing Info Record)
  Enter material, vendor, and plant.
  Verify if the info record exists.
  Check if a valid price is maintained in the info record.
  If missing, create or update the info record with a valid price using ME11 or ME12.
  
  
  
  Check Source List:
  
  Transaction: ME03 (Display Source List)
  Verify if the source list entry exists for the material/vendor/plant.
  Check if the source list is valid for the document date.
  If missing or invalid, create or update the source list using ME01 or ME02.
  
  
  
  Check Condition Records:
  
  Sometimes pricing is determined via condition records linked to the info record.
  Transaction: MEK1 / MEK2 / MEK3 to maintain or display conditions.
  Ensure that valid pricing conditions exist for the vendor/material/plant.
  
  
  
  Check Validity Dates:
  
  Ensure that the info record and source list are valid for the date of the purchase order.
  If expired, extend the validity or create new records.
  
  
  
  Check Purchasing Document:
  
  Verify if the correct vendor and material are entered.
  Sometimes wrong vendor or plant leads to no price found.
  
  
  
  
  Additional Information:
  
  Purchasing Info Record (PIR): Stores data about a material and a vendor, including prices, conditions, delivery times, etc.
  Source List: Lists approved sources of supply for a material in a plant.
  Pricing Conditions: Conditions maintained in the info record or condition records that determine the price.
  
  
  Summary:
  
  
  
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  Error Message
  WG161 No price maintained for material &1 plant &2 supplier &3
  
  
  Cause
  No valid price found in purchasing info record or source list for material/vendor/plant
  
  
  Solution
  Create or update purchasing info record with price; check source list validity; maintain pricing conditions
  
  
  Transactions
  ME11 (Create PIR), ME12 (Change PIR), ME13 (Display PIR), ME01/ME02/ME03 (Source List), MEK1/MEK2/MEK3 (Conditions)
  
  
  
  
  If you need help with specific steps or screenshots, feel free to ask!