How To Fix WRF_FOLUPART036 - Specify an article hierarchy node for the follow-up/replacement material

WRF_FOLUPART036 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 036

• Message text: Specify an article hierarchy node for the follow-up/replacement material

What causes this issue?

You specified a material hierarchy ID as a selection criterion, but no
material hierarchy node.

System Response

The system can only perform the selection if you specify a material
hierarchy node for the material hierarchy ID. The material hierarchy is
required to uniquely determine the material hierarchy node.

How to fix this error?

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

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

WRF_FOLUPART036 - Details

• The SAP error message WRF_FOLUPART036 indicates that when trying to set up a follow-up or replacement material, the system requires you to specify an article hierarchy node for the material in question. This error typically arises in the context of managing articles in SAP Retail or SAP S/4HANA, particularly when dealing with merchandise management and product hierarchies.
  
  Cause:
  The error occurs because:
  
  The follow-up or replacement material you are trying to define does not have an associated article hierarchy node.
  The system requires this hierarchy node to categorize the material properly within the retail structure.
  The article may not be fully defined or may be missing necessary master data.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Check Article Master Data:
  
  Go to the article master data for the material in question.
  Ensure that the article hierarchy node is specified. You can do this by navigating to the relevant views in the article master data (e.g., Basic Data,