How To Fix WRF_FOLUPART052 - Material category of original mat. & and follow-up mat. & not identical

WRF_FOLUPART052 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 052

• Message text: Material category of original mat. & and follow-up mat. & not identical

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

The system only creates follow-up/replacement material relationships if
the orignial material and the follow-up/replacement material have the
same material type.
This check is defined in an implementation of BAdI WRF_FOLUP_ACTION_E.

How to fix this error?

Select an original material and a follow-up/replacement material with
the same material type.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

WRF_FOLUPART052 - Details

• The SAP error message WRF_FOLUPART052 indicates that there is a mismatch between the material categories of the original material and the follow-up material in a process related to material management, such as a follow-up purchase order or a material substitution scenario. This error typically arises in the context of material master data management, particularly when dealing with material types and categories.
  
  Cause:
  
  Material Category Mismatch: The original material and the follow-up material belong to different material categories. For example, one might be a finished product while the other is a raw material or a semi-finished product.
  
  Configuration Issues: The system may be configured in such a way that it does not allow certain types of materials to be substituted or followed up with others that do not share the same category.
  Data Entry Errors: There may have been an error during data entry or material creation that led to the incorrect assignment of material