How To Fix WRF_APC021 - No variants exist for material &1

WRF_APC021 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WRF_APC - Messages for Operational Assortment Planning and Control

• Message number: 021

• Message text: No variants exist for material &1

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  Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation for the SAP error message WRF_APC021: No variants exist for material &1:
  
  Error Message
  WRF_APC021: No variants exist for material &1
  
  &1 is a placeholder for the material number.
  
  
  Cause
  This error occurs when the system tries to find variant configuration data for a material, but no variant configuration (i.e., no valid variant or characteristic values) exists for the specified material in the system.
  In other words, the material is expected to be a configurable material (a material with variant configuration), but either:
  
  The material is not maintained as a configurable material.
  No variant records or characteristic values are maintained for the material.
  The material master or configuration profile is incomplete or missing.
  The system is trying to access variant data for a material that is not set up for variant configuration.
  
  
  When does it occur?
  
  During sales order processing, production order creation, or any process that requires variant configuration.
  When the system tries to read variant data