How To Fix WRF_FOLUPART027 - No original material specified

WRF_FOLUPART027 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WRF_FOLUPART - Follow-Up/Replacement Material

• Message number: 027

• Message text: No original material specified

What causes this issue?

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

System Response

If you do not specify an original material, the system does not create
any follow-up/replacement material relationships.

How to fix this error?

Select an original material that does <ZH>not</> belong to one of the
following material categories:
Generic material
Merchandise category material
Hierarchy material
Group material
Reference material
Standard material
The original material must not be flagged for deletion at client level.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WRF_FOLUPART027 - No original material specified ?

  The SAP error message WRF_FOLUPART027: No original material specified typically occurs in the context of Warehouse Management (WM) or Extended Warehouse Management (EWM) processes, especially during follow-up processing or goods movement postings where the system expects a reference to an original material but does not find it.
  
  Cause
  
  The error indicates that the system is trying to process a follow-up action (such as a transfer posting, goods issue, or goods receipt) but the original material number is missing or not specified in the document or transaction.
  This can happen if:
  The material master data is incomplete or missing.
  The reference document (e.g., delivery, transfer order) does not contain the original material number.
  Custom code or user-exits/enhancements expect the original material but it is not passed.
  Incorrect or incomplete data entry in the transaction.
  Integration issues between SAP modules (e.g., between SD and WM/EWM) where material data is not properly transferred.
  
  
  
  
  Solution
  
  
  Check the Material Master Data:
  
  Verify that the material exists