How To Fix WH088 - Associated physical inventory document item contains a different supplier

WH088 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WH - Messages for store physical inventory (DRS)

• Message number: 088

• Message text: Associated physical inventory document item contains a different supplier

What causes this issue?

For this item, the IDoc contains a unique reference to the associated
physical inventory document item. However, different suppliers are
entered in the IDoc item and the physical inventory document item.

System Response

The system cannot post this IDoc item.

How to fix this error?

Enter the correct supplier in the IDoc editor and then post the IDoc
again.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WH088 - Associated physical inventory document item contains a different supplier ?

  Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation for the SAP error message WH088:
  
  SAP Error Message: WH088
  Text: Associated physical inventory document item contains a different supplier
  
  
  Cause:
  This error occurs during the physical inventory process in SAP Warehouse Management (WM) or Inventory Management (IM) when you try to post or process a physical inventory document item, but the supplier (vendor) associated with the material in the physical inventory document does not match the supplier information in the system for that material batch or stock.
  In other words, the system detects a mismatch between the supplier/vendor assigned to the stock in the physical inventory document and the supplier/vendor recorded in the material master or batch master data.
  This can happen due to:
  
  Incorrect or inconsistent supplier/vendor master data linked to the material or batch.
  Changes in supplier/vendor data after the physical inventory document was created.
  Mixing stock from different suppliers/vendors in the same physical inventory document item.
  Data entry errors during physical