How To Fix WM700 - Please enter supplier or purchasing organization

WM700 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WM - IS-R Assortments

• Message number: 700

• Message text: Please enter supplier or purchasing organization

What causes this issue?

You wish to discontinue a material for a vendor, but you have specified
neither a vendor nor a purchasing organization.

System Response

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

How to fix this error?

Please enter a purchasing organization or a vendor.
If you only enter a vendor, the system will check the material against
this vendor.
If you only enter a purchasing organization, the system will check the
material against all the vendors in this purchasing organization. You
can limit your selection further by specifying just one of the vendors.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WM700 - Please enter supplier or purchasing organization ?

  The SAP error message WM700, which states "Please enter supplier or purchasing organization," typically occurs in the context of materials management and procurement processes. This error indicates that the system requires either a supplier (vendor) or a purchasing organization to be specified in the transaction you are trying to execute, but it has not been provided.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Data: The most common cause is that the required fields for the supplier or purchasing organization are not filled in the transaction.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be issues with the configuration of the purchasing organization or vendor master data.
  Transaction Type: The specific transaction you are trying to execute may require additional information that has not been provided.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Input Fields: Ensure that you have entered the supplier (vendor) and purchasing organization in the relevant fields of the transaction. If you are using a specific transaction code (like ME21N for creating purchase orders), make sure these fields