How To Fix WRF_WLAY160 - Material & has an exclusion variant without version assignment

WRF_WLAY160 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WRF_WLAY - Messages in Layout Environment in Fashion Solution

• Message number: 160

• Message text: Material & has an exclusion variant without version assignment

What causes this issue?

An exclusion variant exists for a material but the material is not
assigned to the version.

System Response

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

How to fix this error?

Assign the material to the version, or remove the variant.

Procedure for System Administrators

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WRF_WLAY160 - Material & has an exclusion variant without version assignment ?

  The SAP error message WRF_WLAY160 indicates that a material has an exclusion variant that is not assigned to any version. This typically occurs in the context of SAP's Advanced Planning and Optimization (APO) or similar modules where variant management is crucial for planning and forecasting.
  
  Cause:
  
  Exclusion Variant Configuration: The material in question has been assigned an exclusion variant, but this variant does not have a corresponding version assigned to it. This can happen if the exclusion variant was created but not properly linked to a version.
  Data Inconsistency: There may be inconsistencies in the master data or configuration settings that lead to this error.
  Missing Version Assignment: The exclusion variant might have been created without a version assignment, or the version assignment might have been deleted or not saved correctly.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Exclusion Variant Assignment:
  
  Go to the relevant transaction in SAP (e.g., /SAPAPO/SDP94 for planning or /SAPAPO/MC62 for exclusion variants).
  Verify that the exclusion variant is