How To Fix WRF_SHOP059 - The category has already been assigned to the department store

WRF_SHOP059 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WRF_SHOP - Message Class for Shop Maintenance

• Message number: 059

• Message text: The category has already been assigned to the department store

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WRF_SHOP059 - Details

• The SAP error message WRF_SHOP059 indicates that a specific category has already been assigned to a department store in the system. This typically occurs in the context of retail management within SAP, particularly when dealing with merchandise categories and their assignments to various retail locations or department stores.
  
  Cause:
  
  Duplicate Assignment: The most common cause of this error is an attempt to assign a merchandise category to a department store that has already been assigned to that same store.
  Data Entry Error: There may be a mistake in data entry where the same category is being entered multiple times.
  
  Configuration Issues: There could be issues in the configuration settings of the retail module that prevent the assignment of categories.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Existing Assignments: 
  
  Navigate to the relevant transaction in SAP (such as the Merchandise Category assignment transaction) and check the existing assignments for the department store in question.
  Ensure that the category you are trying to assign