How To Fix WS096 - No valuation area can be determined for material postings

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WS - Supplier Billing Document

• Message number: 096

• Message text: No valuation area can be determined for material postings

What causes this issue?

You maintained the setting 'Do not enter plant data' in Customizing for
settlement document type &V1&. However, the system is not able to
determine the valuation area for inventory postings.

System Response

INCLUDE ISR_VERARBEITUNG OBJECT DOKU ID TX

How to fix this error?

You have the following options:
Change the settings for valuation area determination in MM Customizing.
Select a settlement document type which permits plant data entry.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WS096 - No valuation area can be determined for material postings ?

  Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation of the SAP error message WS096: No valuation area can be determined for material postings:
  
  Error Message:
  WS096 - No valuation area can be determined for material postings
  
  
  Cause:
  This error occurs during material postings (such as goods movements, invoice receipts, or other inventory transactions) when the system cannot determine the valuation area for the material in question.
  The valuation area in SAP is the organizational level at which material valuation is carried out. It can be:
  
  Plant level (most common)
  Company code level (less common)
  Or other levels depending on configuration
  
  If the system cannot find a valuation area for the material, it means that the material master or configuration is incomplete or inconsistent.
  Common causes include:
  
  
  Material Master Missing Valuation Data:
  
  The material master record (MM03) does not have valuation data maintained for the plant or valuation area involved in the posting.
  
  
  
  Valuation Area Not Defined or Assigned:
  
  The valuation area is not defined in the system