How To Fix WR088 - No plant master data exists for material &

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WR - Messages for Revaluation at Retail

• Message number: 088

• Message text: No plant master data exists for material &

What causes this issue?

No plant master data is maintained for material &V1&. Therefore, no
valuation types were found.

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 contact your system administration. Plant master data has to
be maintained.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WR088 - No plant master data exists for material & ?

  SAP Error Message:
  
  WR088 - No plant master data exists for material &
  
  Cause:
  This error occurs when you try to perform an operation (such as creating a purchase order, goods movement, or sales order) involving a material that does not have master data maintained for the specified plant. In SAP, material master data is maintained at the plant level, and if the material is not extended or created for the plant in question, the system cannot process transactions related to that material in that plant.
  
  Explanation:
  
  The material master in SAP is organized by organizational levels, including Client, Plant, and Storage Location.
  Certain views of the material master (like MRP, Purchasing, Sales, etc.) are maintained at the plant level.
  If you try to use a material in a plant where it has not been created or extended, SAP throws this error because it cannot find the necessary plant-specific data.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check if the material exists in the plant:
  
  Use transaction MM03 (Display Material) and enter the material number.
  Check if the material has plant-specific views maintained for the plant in question.
  
  
  
  Extend the material to the plant:
  
  If the material is not extended to the plant, use transaction MM01 (Create Material) or MM02 (Change Material) to extend the material to the required plant.
  When extending, select the relevant views (e.g., Purchasing, MRP, Accounting) and enter the required data.
  
  
  
  Verify Plant and Material Number:
  
  Ensure that the plant entered in the transaction is correct.
  Verify that the material number is correct and active.
  
  
  
  Check Authorization:
  
  Sometimes, lack of authorization to view or maintain material master data for a plant can cause issues. Verify user authorizations if applicable.
  
  
  
  
  Related Information:
  
  Transaction Codes:
  
  MM01 - Create Material
  MM02 - Change Material
  MM03 - Display Material
  MM17 - Mass Maintenance of Material Master
  
  
  Tables:
  
  MARA - General Material Data (Client level)
  MARC - Plant Data for Material
  
  
  Notes:
  
  Always ensure that the material master is properly maintained for all plants where the material is used.
  If you are integrating with other modules (e.g., SD, MM, PP), plant-specific data is crucial for smooth processing.
  
  
  
  
  Summary:
  The error WR088 indicates missing plant-specific material master data. To resolve it, extend the material master to the required plant using MM01/MM02, ensuring all necessary views are maintained. This will allow transactions involving that material and plant to proceed without error.