How To Fix WRF_APC055 - Generic material &2 does not have all variants of generic material &1

WRF_APC055 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 055

• Message text: Generic material &2 does not have all variants of generic material &1

What causes this issue?

Generic material &V2& does not have all variants used by the dependent
prepacks of generic material &V1&, therefore you cannot copy the
dependent prepacks from generic material &V1& to generic material &V2&.

System Response

The prepack materials are not copied.

How to fix this error?

First add the missing variants to generic material &V2&, then copy the
prepack materials.

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.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WRF_APC055 - Generic material &2 does not have all variants of generic material &1 ?

  Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation of the SAP error message:
  
  SAP Error Message:
  WRF_APC055: Generic material &2 does not have all variants of generic material &1
  
  Meaning / 
  Cause:
  This error occurs in the context of Variant Configuration in SAP, specifically when working with Generic Materials and their Variants in the Advanced Planning and Optimization (APO) or ERP system.
  
  Generic Material: A material that represents a product with multiple variants (e.g., a T-shirt available in different sizes and colors).
  Variant: A specific version of the generic material with particular characteristics (e.g., T-shirt, size M, color red).
  
  The error message indicates that a generic material (represented by &2) is expected to have all variants of another generic material (represented by &1), but this is not the case. In other words, the system expects that the generic material &2 should include all the variants that exist for generic material &1, but some variants are missing.
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