How To Fix WRBA021 - Plant is neither a store nor a distribution center

WRBA021 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WRBA - Retail Buying: Additional Function

• Message number: 021

• Message text: Plant is neither a store nor a distribution center

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WRBA021 - Details

• The SAP error message WRBA021: "Plant is neither a store nor a distribution center" typically occurs in the context of Warehouse Management (WM) or Extended Warehouse Management (EWM) when a plant is expected to be assigned as a storage location type (either a store or a distribution center), but it is not configured as such.
  
  
  Cause:
  
  The plant you are trying to use in a warehouse management process (e.g., creating a transfer order, posting goods movement, or setting up warehouse parameters) is not assigned or configured as a warehouse-managed plant.
  Specifically, the plant is not defined as a storage location type that is recognized as a store or distribution center in the warehouse management system.
  This can happen if:
  The plant is missing in the warehouse management customizing.
  The plant is not linked to a warehouse number.
  The plant is not assigned the correct warehouse role (store or distribution center).
  The storage location in the plant is not