How To Fix WRBA022 - No purchasing info record exists for this combination

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WRBA - Retail Buying: Additional Function

• Message number: 022

• Message text: No purchasing info record exists for this combination

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WRBA022 - No purchasing info record exists for this combination ?

  Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation for the SAP error message WRBA022: No purchasing info record exists for this combination:
  
  Error Message
  WRBA022: No purchasing info record exists for this combination
  
  Cause
  This error occurs when you try to create or process a purchasing document (such as a Purchase Order or Contract) and the system cannot find a Purchasing Info Record (PIR) for the combination of:
  
  Vendor
  Material
  (Optionally) Plant
  
  The Purchasing Info Record is a master data record that links a vendor with a material and contains important purchasing data such as prices, conditions, delivery times, etc.
  If the system requires a PIR for the transaction and none exists for the given vendor-material combination, it throws this error.
  
  When does this happen?
  
  Creating a Purchase Order or Contract for a material and vendor combination that does not have a PIR.
  Using certain purchasing document types or configurations that mandate the existence of a PIR.
  When the system is set to check for PIRs strictly (e.g., via configuration or user exit).
  
  
  Solution
  
  
  Create a Purchasing Info Record:
  
  Go to transaction ME11 (Create Purchasing Info Record).
  Enter the Vendor, Material, and Plant.
  Maintain the necessary data such as conditions, prices, delivery times, etc.
  Save the record.
  
  
  
  Check if PIR is required:
  
  Sometimes, the system is configured to require PIRs for certain document types or scenarios.
  If PIRs are not mandatory for your business process, check the configuration in SPRO under:
  
  Materials Management ? Purchasing ? Info Record ? Define Info Record Types and Control
  
  
  Adjust settings if necessary (consult your SAP MM consultant).
  
  
  
  Use a different vendor or material:
  
  If the vendor does not supply the material, select a vendor that has a PIR for the material.
  
  
  
  Check for Plant assignment:
  
  Sometimes the PIR exists but for a different plant.
  Verify the plant in the purchasing document and the PIR.
  
  
  
  Check for valid dates:
  
  PIRs have validity periods.
  Ensure the PIR is valid on the document date.
  
  
  
  
  Related Information
  
  
  Transaction Codes:
  
  ME11 – Create Purchasing Info Record
  ME12 – Change Purchasing Info Record
  ME13 – Display Purchasing Info Record
  ME21N – Create Purchase Order
  ME31K – Create Contract
  
  
  
  SAP Notes:
  
  Sometimes SAP Notes address specific issues related to PIRs and error WRBA022.
  
  
  
  Configuration Path:
  
  SPRO ? Materials Management ? Purchasing ? Info Record ? Define Info Record Types and Control
  
  
  
  Additional Checks:
  
  Vendor master data correctness.
  Material master data correctness.
  Plant assignment consistency.
  
  
  
  
  Summary
  
  
  
  Aspect
  Details
  
  
  
  
  Cause
  No Purchasing Info Record exists for Vendor + Material (+ Plant) combination.
  
  
  Effect
  System cannot proceed with purchasing document creation or processing.
  
  
  Solution
  Create or maintain the Purchasing Info Record (ME11), or adjust configuration if PIR is not mandatory.
  
  
  
  
  If you need help creating the Purchasing Info Record or adjusting configuration, please let me know!