How To Fix WSD_MESSAGE212 - You cannot select Creation based on Price Catalog for Standard Material

WSD_MESSAGE212 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WSD_MESSAGE - Message class for WSD

• Message number: 212

• Message text: You cannot select Creation based on Price Catalog for Standard Material

What causes this issue?

Retail articles cannot be created with a price catalog using the current
configuration.

System Response

You cannot create retail articles using a price catalog when the
<ZK>Material Creation</> parameter is set to <ZK>Standard Material</>.

How to fix this error?

Set the parameter to <ZK>Retail Material</> in Customizing by choosing
<ZK>Materials Management -> General Settings for Materials Management ->
Enhanced Material Search -> Configure and Activate Enhanced Material
Search with Creation</>.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

WSD_MESSAGE212 - Details

• Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation for the SAP error message:
  
  SAP Error Message:
  WSD_MESSAGE212: You cannot select Creation based on Price Catalog for Standard Material
  
  
  Cause:
  This error occurs when you attempt to create or maintain a Standard Material using the Price Catalog creation method in SAP. The system does not allow the creation of standard materials based on price catalogs because price catalogs are typically used for External Procurement or Trading Goods materials, not for standard materials which are usually produced in-house or have a different procurement process.
  In other words, the material type and the creation method are incompatible:
  
  Standard Material (FERT, HALB, ROH, etc.): Usually created manually or via other methods, not via price catalog.
  Price Catalog: Used for materials procured externally, often for trading goods or external procurement materials.
  
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Use the correct creation method for Standard Materials:
  Instead of selecting "Creation based on Price Catalog," create the standard material using the standard material creation transaction