How To Fix WRF_PPW143 - You cannot change the budget type as price plan still contains articles

WRF_PPW143 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WRF_PPW - Price Planning Workbench

• Message number: 143

• Message text: You cannot change the budget type as price plan still contains articles

What causes this issue?

Changing the start date of the price plan leads to a different budget
type.

System Response

The system refuses this action while there are still materials in the
price plan.

How to fix this error?

If you want to keep the materials in the price plan, copy the price plan
to the new date. The copy process has a transfer function for materials
in the case of a change of budget type, which transfers all materials
that can be copied consistently to the new price plan.
Otherwise, delete the materials from the price plan and change the start
date.

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_PPW143 - You cannot change the budget type as price plan still contains articles ?

  The SAP error message WRF_PPW143 indicates that you are trying to change the budget type in a price plan that still contains articles. This error typically occurs in the context of SAP Retail or SAP S/4HANA when managing pricing and budget planning.
  
  Cause:
  The primary cause of this error is that the system prevents changes to the budget type if there are still articles (products) associated with the price plan. This is a safeguard to ensure data integrity and consistency, as changing the budget type could affect the pricing and financial implications of the articles linked to that plan.
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Check for Associated Articles:
  
  Navigate to the price plan in question and check if there are any articles linked to it. You can do this by reviewing the articles assigned to the price plan.
  
  
  
  Remove Articles:
  
  If there are articles associated with the price plan, you will need to