How To Fix WRF_APC120 - No purchasing data exists for variant &1 of generic material &2

WRF_APC120 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 120

• Message text: No purchasing data exists for variant &1 of generic material &2

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WRF_APC120 - No purchasing data exists for variant &1 of generic material &2 ?

  Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation for the SAP error message:
  
  SAP Error Message:
  WRF_APC120 No purchasing data exists for variant &1 of generic material &2
  
  Meaning / 
  Cause:
  This error occurs in the context of variant configuration and material master data in SAP, specifically when dealing with configurable materials and their variants.
  
  Generic Material &2: This is the configurable material (generic material) for which you are trying to process or create a variant.
  Variant &1: This is the specific variant of the generic material.
  The system is trying to find purchasing data (such as purchasing info records, source lists, or vendor data) for the variant material but cannot find any purchasing data assigned to that variant.
  
  In SAP, purchasing data is often maintained at the generic material level, but sometimes it is required or expected at the variant level, especially if variants are treated as separate materials in procurement processes.
  
  When does this error typically occur?
  
  When creating or processing