How To Fix WP651 - Rack jobber material &1 irrelevant for inventory management

WP651 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WP - Messages from POS interface

• Message number: 651

• Message text: Rack jobber material &1 irrelevant for inventory management

What causes this issue?

Material &V1& is listed in store &V2& as a rack jobber material via a
rack jobber assortment module. Inventory management has been
deactivated for this rack jobber assortment module.

System Response

The item is not updated.

How to fix this error?

If you want to use inventory management for the material, check the
settings for the rack jobber assortment module.

Procedure for System Administrators

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

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

WP651 - Details

• The SAP error message:
  WP651: Rack jobber material &1 irrelevant for inventory management
  
  Meaning / 
  Cause:
  This message occurs when a material is classified as a rack jobber material but is not relevant for inventory management in the system. In SAP, rack jobber materials are typically handled differently because they are managed by external vendors (rack jobbers) who stock and replenish the goods directly at the customer's premises.
  The system expects that rack jobber materials should be flagged as relevant for inventory management, but in this case, the material master data indicates otherwise. This inconsistency causes the error.
  
  Cause Details:
  
  The material master has the "Rack Jobber" indicator set (usually in the Purchasing or Sales views).
  However, the material is not flagged as relevant for inventory management (i.e., the inventory management indicator is not set).
  SAP requires that rack jobber materials must be relevant for inventory management because stock movements and inventory updates are necessary to track the