How To Fix WP851 - Several open purchase orders, no suitable item, material & plant &

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WP - Messages from POS interface

• Message number: 851

• Message text: Several open purchase orders, no suitable item, material & plant &

What causes this issue?

The system could not determine the time period for forecasting.

System Response

The consumption data was not updated to the historical data for
forecasting.

How to fix this error?

Check the results of forecasting, in particular the purchase orders
created by forecasting.

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.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WP851 - Several open purchase orders, no suitable item, material & plant & ?

  Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation for the SAP error message WP851:
  
  SAP Error Message: WP851
  Text: Several open purchase orders, no suitable item, material & plant &
  
  
  Cause:
  This error occurs during the creation or processing of a goods receipt or invoice verification when the system tries to find a suitable purchase order item for the given material and plant but fails to find one. However, there are multiple open purchase orders for the same material and plant, but none matches the criteria exactly (e.g., quantity, delivery date, or other item details).
  In other words, the system detects that there are open purchase orders for the material and plant combination, but none of the items in those POs can be assigned to the current document (e.g., goods receipt or invoice).
  
  When does it occur?
  
  During Goods Receipt (GR) against a Purchase Order (PO).
  During Invoice Verification when matching an invoice to a PO.
  When the system tries to automatically