How To Fix WN218 - Department & assigned to material group &

WN218 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WN - Plant master data maintenance (integrated)

• Message number: 218

• Message text: Department & assigned to material group &

What causes this issue?

A &V1& department to be deleted in the plant data is assigned to the
&V2& material group.

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?

Delete the corresponding department in the corresponding material group
allocations in the plant master. You can then delete the department in
the plant master.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

WN218 - Details

• The SAP error message WN218 typically indicates an issue related to the assignment of a department to a material group in the system. This error can arise in various contexts, such as during the creation or modification of material master records, or when trying to perform transactions that involve materials and their associated departments.
  
  Cause:
  The error message WN218 usually occurs due to one of the following reasons:
  
  Missing Assignment: The department is not properly assigned to the specified material group in the configuration settings.
  Incorrect Configuration: There may be an issue with the configuration of the material group or department in the system.
  Authorization Issues: The user may not have the necessary authorizations to access or modify the department or material group.
  Data Inconsistency: There could be inconsistencies in the master data that need to be resolved.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the WN218 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Material Group Assignment:
  
  Go to the configuration settings in